Below is an article published by Sowetan Live:

Miyere Miyandazi, who set off on Sunday [30 January 2011], told Sowetan the Kenyan government was committing "ethnic cleansing" against his tribe.

The Masaai warriors traditionally move around as nomads, but Miyandazi says the Kenyan government has restricted their freedom of movement.

The few and powerful in government there have taken over all the fertile land in the country, he said.

This is a problem for the Masaai people, who move around with their livestock and need access to grazing land and water.

"It's a betrayal. It is killing people and their animals. Water, land, fire and air should not be owned by anyone. They belong to all. The Masaai do not own land, they use the land," he said.

Seven years ago, to draw the attention of the world to the plight of his people, Miyandazi walked from Kenya to South Africa. He does not believe in carrying a passport and is campaigning for unrestricted movement.

Miyandazi has been arrested in Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique for travelling without a passport.

"In prison you learn a lot. You see how corrupt police are as they are bribed and let criminals go free. I'm not looking for a job or a wife. The crime that I do is just walk. My fingerprint is my passport. Our passports should be our intentions and values in life. We are colonial beings and national boundaries still put us in prison," he said.

Miyandazi is now heading for Mozambique. He will walk only 25km every day and is confident of being received warmly by ordinary people.

"This is the most beautiful continent in the world. Villages and communities see me as a spirit sent by the ancestors and treat me well."