Maasai evictions in Tanzania: Is it progress or injustice?

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Despite court orders, the Tanzanian government demolished homes and forcefully evicted thousands of Maasai families near Kilimanjaro International Airport. Now, they’re demanding justice.

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00:00How are you?

00:02How are you?

00:04I am here.

00:06How are you?

00:08I am here.

00:10I am here.

00:12I am here.

00:14Your mother is here.

00:16My mother is here.

00:18My mother is here.

00:20In all these areas, people were living,

00:24they were cultivating,

00:26they were, you know,

00:28livestock and people are getting the source of income from this land. But now

00:34people, you can see that this place is not touched. The government has taken it.

00:44This one is a pillar that shows the demarcations of the government taking

00:53this land.

00:58I trust them with the benefits of life.

01:07Yes, this one has been involved for their job

01:15and to have respect for the Load Cave and their families constantly

01:20while they die, they can be provided

01:25Hmm.

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