| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the relationship between restitution program and the
livelihood of victims of 2008 PEV in Kamara Ward, Kuresoi North Constituency in
Nakuru County in the period 2007-2014. The Ward is multiethnic with majority
being the Kikuyu, the Kalenjin and the Kisii. The restitution can only be made
effective if it serves to mitigate the challenges faced by the victims of PEV and the
lessons learnt be brought to the attention of policy makers at the line ministries and
the Parliament. The general objective of this research study was to find out the
influence of Government restitution on the PEV victims’ livelihood with specific
objectives being; to establish how land restitution influences the PEV victims’
livelihood; to explore how provision of financial restitution influences the PEV
victims’ livelihood; to examine the influence of legal justice on the PEV victims’
livelihood and the influence of security on the PEV victims’ livelihood of Kamara
Ward. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The field survey tool for data
collection was questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used to select Kamara Ward
since it is cosmopolitan and a major casualty of PEV. Systematic Simple random
sampling was also used to select a total of 394 respondents. The data was processed
and analyzed using descriptive statistics while multiple regression analysis was
used to establish any relationships between the restitution (KRP) and PEV victims’
livelihood performance. The study established that majority of the respondents
were land owners with land ranging from half an acre to 50 acres. The study found
out that majority of the respondents were not compensated after the events of the
2008 PEV, that majority of PEV victims’ lands were not occupied illegally and the
Government had no supporting laws to compensate all those affected by PEV
which, to a greater extent, affected the compensation of the victims of PEV in
Kenya and that the respondents felt safer after the Government enhanced security.
The study therefore concluded that majority of the residents in Kamara ward owned
land ranging from half an acre to fifty acres (50 acres) and majority were peasant
farmers and most were not compensated financially and those compensated
received a financial restitution of less than Ksh 50,000. In addition, the study
concluded that their land was not occupied after the 2008 PEV and that the
aggressors were compelled to return whatever he/she took from 2008 PEV victims.
The study therefore recommends that the Government should initiate a framework
that will ensure that all the PEV victims are compensated with land, should
implement the financial restitution programme to ensure that all the PEV victims
are financially compensated and use laws and policies through relevant authorities
to reclaim and ensure safe return of PEV victims to their homes that have been
illegally occupied. In addition, the study recommends that government, nonGovernmental
Organizations (NGOs), churches and even individuals should help
PEV victims to access basic needs such as food, shelter, security, health, education
and sources of livelihood once they return to their farms | en_US |
