Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Subject "Land"
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Gender, Rights and Development: An East African Perspective
(Taylor & FrancisDepartment of Private Law, University of Nairobi, 2008)The article problematises legal issues surrounding women's rights to land and related resources. It avers that in a plural legal context, there is need to engage all forms of law if law is to be an effective medium for ... -
The legacy of the white highlands: Land rights, ethnicity and the post-2007 election violence in Kenya
(Taylor & FrancisInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)A violent conflict engulfed Kenya after a flawed and disputed presidential election result in December 2007. Before then, Kenya was considered an icon, a bastion of political stability and economic prosperity in Africa. ... -
Struggles of Access to land. The 'Squatter Question' in Coastal Kenya
(1998)In Kenya and the sub-Saharan Africa generally, there have been little systematic discussions on the post-colonial struggles over control and ownership of land. Studies ignore that the "land question" is not about production ...