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Report No. 88065-KE Public Disclosure Authorized KENYA Natural Resource Management Project Public Disclosure Authorized Investigation Report Public Disclosure Authorized May, 22 2014 Public Disclosure Authorized The Inspection Panel In Memoriam Alf Morten Jerve (1953 – 2014) Acknowledgements The preparation of this Report would not have been possible without the support and valuable contributions of many people. The Panel wishes to thank the Cherangany-Sengwer Requesters and their communities who met with the Panel in the Project area. The Panel expresses its appreciation to the national government officials in Kenya with whom the Panel met, to KFS management and staff who provided valuable insights and information to the Panel team, and to all those that agreed to meet with the Panel in Kenya and provided information and insights. The Panel wishes to thank Bank Management and Staff for their assistance in obtaining documents, providing the Panel with information, and responding promptly to written requests. The Panel also wishes to thank the World Bank Staff in Washington D.C. and in the Kenya office for assisting with logistical arrangements during the Panel team’s visits to the Project area. The Panel is grateful for the expert advice provided by Dr. Gabrielle Lynch, Dr. Albert K. Barume, and Mr. Charles Meshack, and appreciates the professionalism they exhibited at all times. The Panel wishes to express its deepest gratitude to Dr. Alf Jerve, former Panel member and lead inspector during the first phase of the investigation, for his guidance, support and tireless efforts in fulfilling the Panel’s mandate and function. Finally, the Panel wishes to convey its gratitude and appreciation to the members of its Secretariat for their professional and resourceful handling of this investigation. Abbreviations and Acronyms ADC Agricultural Development Corporation ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights CBO Community-Based Organization CDD Community Driven Development CFA Community Forest Associations GoK Government of Kenya ESMF Environmental and Social Framework FAC Forest-Adjacent Communities IA Implementing Agency IDP Internally Displaced Persons IMTF Inter-Ministerial Task Force IP Indigenous Peoples IPGCC Indigenous People’s Group Coordinating Committee IPO Indigenous Peoples Organization IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan IPPF Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework KAP-SLM Kenya Agricultural Productivity-Sustainable Land Management Project KFS Kenya Forest Service MENR Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources MOF Ministry of Finance MOWI Ministry of Water and Irrigation NGO Non-Governmental Organization NLC National Land Commission NLP National Land Policy NRM Natural Resources Management NRMP Natural Resources Management Project OP Operational Policy PAD Project Appraisal Document PDO Project Development Objective PFM Participatory Forest Management PF Process Framework RAP Resettlement Action Plan RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SA Social Assessment SIL Specific Investment Loan UN United Nations VMG Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups VMGCC Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Coordinating Committee VMGP Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plans ii Table of Contents Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... i Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................................................. ii Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. v Chapter 1 ................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction and Context ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Organization of the Report .............................................................................................. 1 1.2. Description of the Project ............................................................................................... 1 1.3. Project Restructuring ...................................................................................................... 3 1.4. Claims by the Requesters ................................................................................................ 4 1.5. Management Response and Bank Actions ....................................................................... 7 1.6. The Panel’s Investigation Process .................................................................................. 9 1.7. Project Context .............................................................................................................. 10 Geographic Context: the Cherangany Hills ..................................................................... 10 Ethnographic Context: the Cherangany-Sengwer in the Cherangany Hills ..................... 13 Politics of Ethnicity in the Cherangany Hills ................................................................... 14 Chapter 2 ................................................................................................................................. 18 First Set of Core Claims: Evictions and Resettlement ........................................................ 18 2.1. Requesters Claims and Management Response ............................................................ 18 Requesters Claims ............................................................................................................ 18 Management Response ..................................................................................................... 18 2.2. Facts and Chronology Related to Evictions in Kapolet and Embobut Forests ............ 20 Claims to Ownership ........................................................................................................ 20 Evictions ........................................................................................................................... 21 2.3. Panel Observations and Analysis .................................................................................. 27 Encroachment and Resettlement in the Original Project Design ..................................... 27 Boundary Realignment and Demarcation ........................................................................ 29 Project Support to KFS .................................................................................................... 30 Issues during Project Restructuring .................................................................................. 31 Relevant Provisions in Bank Policies ............................................................................... 32 2.4. Panel’s Findings on Issues of Compliance and Harm .................................................. 33 Evictions and Risk Management ...................................................................................... 33 Identification of Institutional Risks during Project Preparation ....................................... 35 Bank Supervision ............................................................................................................. 35 Indigenous Peoples and the Relevance of the Project Objectives .................................... 37 Chapter 3 Second Set of Core Claims: Customary Rights ................................................. 40 3.1. Summary of Requesters Claims and Management Response ........................................ 40 iii Requester’s Claims ........................................................................................................... 40 Management Response ..................................................................................................... 40 3.2. Indigenous Peoples and Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups (VMGs) ..................... 41 3.3. Customary Rights .......................................................................................................... 42 Key Definitions and Policy Context ................................................................................. 42 Customary Rights in the Original NRMP ........................................................................ 44 Customary Rights in the Restructured Project ................................................................. 45 3.4. Participatory Forest Management and Customary Rights ........................................... 46 Forest Management and Co-Management ....................................................................... 46 Livelihood Support Activities .......................................................................................... 49 3.5. Panel Analysis and Findings on Issues of Compliance and Harm ............................... 50 Use of the Term “Indigenous Peoples” ............................................................................ 51 Livelihood Support and Customary Rights ...................................................................... 51 Adequacy of Consultation ................................................................................................ 53 Concluding Remarks ........................................................................................................ 55 Chapter 4 ................................................................................................................................