A Kenyan environmentalist who sued to stop the opening of a new Ritz-Carlton safari lodge that he said blocked a wildebeest migration corridor in the Maasai Mara reserve has applied to withdraw the case, his lawyers said on Wednesday.
No explanation for the withdrawal was provided in the notice. Activist Meitamei Olol Dapash from the Institute for Maasai Education, Research and Conservation MERC filed a lawsuit against Ritz-Carlton, its owner Marriott, the projects local developer Lazizi Mara Limited and Kenyan authorities in August to try to block the scheduled opening of the lodge.
In his petition, he said the luxury 20-suite camp, which includes plunge pools and provides a personalised butler service, obstructs a crucial migration corridor between MaasaiMara and Tanzanias Serengeti.
