Saitoti Parmelo is a Masai who went off to University then returned to help protect his people from being pushed off their grazing lands in Tanzania.  The Masai are pastoralists who rely on on their cattle, who are now working to hold off government officials and foreign investors who want their land.

Saitoti Parmelo is a Masai who went off to University then returned to help protect his people from being pushed off their grazing lands in Tanzania. The Masai are pastoralists who rely on on their cattle, who are now working to hold off government officials and foreign investors who want their land.

Saitoti Parmelo, African pastoralist rights: 'This is, what we say, land-grabbing'

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Saitoti Parmelo, African pastoralist rights: 'This is, what we say, land-grabbing'

Saitoti Parmelo, African pastoralist rights: 'This is, what we say, land-grabbing'