The Battle for Laikipia is a 2024 documentary film directed by Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi.
The film details conflicts that have emerged after two years of drought across Lakipia in Kenya.
[1][2] Shot over a five-year period, The Battle for Lakipia examines tensions between indigenous Samburu people and white ranchers in Kenya and how these conflicts are heightened by drought in the region.
[3][1] The Battle for Laikipia premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Sundance Institute/Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction.
[4] That March, the film screened as part of the CPH:DOX competition.