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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2003Kenya
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2016Kenya
There has been progress in terms of legislation of land ownership and women rights on the same subject in Kenya and a number of Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations are in the fore front promoting women land ownership. It is noted that women play an integral part in food production for their families however, land tenure system in the rural areas discriminates against women hence very few women own land.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2005Kenya
This paper looks at issues of gender and tenure in African customary law. It argues that under all systems of law in many African countries, ownership of land and associated resources is very much anchored in patriarchy. It decries the failure to isolate positive aspects of customary law and the preponderance of women-unfriendly customary law which influences statutory and other forms of law. Part II of the paper provides the conceptual and theoretical premises of the paper. It looks at patriarchy, gender and law and their impact on tenure relations emphasising the male dominance.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Kenya
The adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa is driven and
sustained by a combination of factors. However, reviews indicate that these factors cannot be generalized, as they
tend to be case specific. A study was therefore conducted to explore the history and reasons for enclosure establishment
in Chepareria, a formerly degraded communal rangeland in north-western Kenya. While Vi-Agroforestry Organization
accounting for 52.5 % was the main source of knowledge on enclosure establishment; it has now emerged -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011Kenya
Land cover change under unplanned human settlements: A study of the Chyulu Hills squatters, Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2008Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2006Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1986Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2006Kenya
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1996Kenya
The relationship between land ownership and the sustainable use of natural resources is examined within the context of constitutional change in Africa. Using Kenya as an example, it is demonstrated that current constitutional arrangements put excessive emphasis on the protection of private property rights without requiring the corresponding duty of ecological stewardship. This has resulted in the failure of government policies and development practices to fully integrate environmental considerations into growth strategies.
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