Forested Landchanges and Resource Based Conflicts in Kenya: a Casestudy of Kerichocounty, Kenya
Abstract
Resource conflicts are common both regionally and nationally. Land and its uses have been
identified as major sources of conflicts globally. In Kenya, expanding tea farming in
Kericho, County in Kenya is regarded as a threat to indigenous forests and to local practices
that have so long been part of community culture. Against this background, this study seeks
to examine the impact of changing forest lands and resource based conflicts in Kenya with
a focus on tea farming in Kericho County. The objectives of the study were to: study the
prevalence of forested lands conflicts in Kenya; assess the relationship between Land
Titling and resource based conflicts in Kenya and to recommend appropriate management
framework to regulate forested lands and resource based conflicts in Kenya. Questionnaire
survey research design was used in the research. A stratified random sample of 399
respondents was used in the research. Data sources were both secondary and primary.
Secondary data sources were reports, publications, website and magazines. Primary data
was obtained from respondents. Descriptive statistics with central tendency and frequency
measurements were used in SPSS. The results of this research showed a strong correlation
between forested lands, land practices and conflicts. This was confirmed by strong
correlation between the studied factors. Future research can investigate cross-county
disparities in conflicts related to forested lands.
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University of Nairobi
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