Type | Working Paper - Readings on Inequality in Kenya. Sectoral Dynamics and Perspectives, Nairobi |
Title | Land ownership and use in Kenya: policy prescriptions from an inequality perspective |
Author(s) | |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2006 |
Page numbers | 289-344 |
URL | https://learning.uonbi.ac.ke/courses/GPR203_001/document/Property_Law_GPR216-September,_2014/Articles/Syagga_Chapter8.pdf |
Abstract | Inequality as a development concept refers to differences between individuals or groups both in terms of opportunities and outcomes. A substantial component of inequality may reflect differences in opportunities, with people favoured or disfavoured according to where they live, parental circumstances and gender, among others. There are varying degrees of inequality in land ownership, access and use in Kenya. Thus the principal objective of this study was to investigate the real inequality perspective of land ownership and use in Kenya. The study recommends that the current constitution, legal and administrative arrangements, as well as the administrative procedures, be urgently reviewed to provide for equitable access to land, transparent and accountable land management and administration, and environmentally sustainable land use. The study concludes by saying that the country needs to resolve whether land is a social commodity to which every Kenyan is entitled as a basic need or whether it is an economic good whose allocation and access should be primarily guided by market mechanisms. |
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