Future visions, present conflicts: the ethnicized politics of anticipation surrounding an infrastructure corridor in northern Kenya

Mkutu, Kennedy; Müller-Koné, Marie; Owino, Evelyne Atieno

doi:10.1080/17531055.2021.1987700

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“…Unfortunately, conventional supranational organisations similar to the EC are relatively weak in these regions, so either a regional hegemon or an MDB would have to play the role of a sponsor and assembler. In addition, property rights in these regions are either fragile or contestable which makes their assemblage more costly (Mkutu, Müller-Koné and Owino 2021; Unruh et al 2019).…”

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Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers

Vining,

Moore,

Boardman

2023

Journal of Infrastructure Development

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There is very limited theory and policy guidance that specifically relates to multijurisdictional and multimodal (M&;M) infrastructure corridors: those that traverse national boundaries and encompass multiple modes of co-located infrastructure modes. This paper develops a framework for understanding the social welfare costs and benefits—and the barriers to implementing—these corridors. The framework posits the need for both a dedicated assembler and a national (or supranational) sponsor. An assembler provides the platform to match up initial property rights holders, infrastructure mode providers and end users. The sponsor financially and politically backstops an assembler. We decompose the economic necessity for, and advantages of, an assembler and also those that result from some degree of multimodality. We also consider the economic and political barriers to M&;M corridor implementation. To illustrate these, we review the evidence from the very small number of proposed or realised M&;M corridors and closely related projects. Although reliable evidence is scarce, it is consistent with the framework’s implications regarding the need for both an assembler and a sponsor.

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Section: Some Policy Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers

Vining,

Moore,

Boardman

2023

Journal of Infrastructure Development

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“…In recent decades, however, there has been a "hardening of lines" and a growth in identity politics, with both qualitative and quantitative worsening of inter-community violence and a reduction in mobility (Watson, 2010). Ongoing, large-scale infrastructure projects are also driving livelihood changes and creating F I G U R E 1 Marsabit County, Kenya, and location of main well clusters (Map prepared by John Kinyangi, BIEA, Nairobi) novel economic opportunities with diverse societal consequences (Mkutu et al, 2021;Mosley & Watson, 2016). Despite such changes, attachment to customary practices and traditions remains strong, especially away from permanent settlements.…”

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Changes to water management and declining pastoral resilience in Marsabit County, northern Kenya: The example of Gabra wells

M'Mbogori

Kinyua

Ibrae³

et al. 2022

WIREs Water

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In this article, we provide a review of research on the existing and abandoned wells in Marsabit County, Northern Kenya, and associated Indigenous Knowledge concerning water governance, institutions of leadership, and how these have contributed to sustaining a resilient pastoral economy in these harsh landscapes. The article discusses the socio‐ecological systems that have been maintained by pastoralists for generations, linking their sustainability to leadership structures and institutional memory, with a particular focus on the Gabra. It further highlights internal and external interventions by governmental and nongovernmental organizations that are expected to improve the livelihoods of the Gabra and other pastoralists inhabiting the area, but have sometimes had a negative effect on the traditional strategies of water governance and socio‐ecological systems, undermining the long‐term viability of the pastoral economy in Marsabit. This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Human Water > Value of Water Human Water > Rights to Water

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“…Oil spills from transhipment of fuel and accidents are also of grave concern (Praxides, 2021). Due to all these impacts, there is clearly a need for dialogue by all parties involved (Mkutu et al, 2021).…”

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Climate Justice and Participatory Research

2023

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Future visions, present conflicts: the ethnicized politics of anticipation surrounding an infrastructure corridor in northern Kenya

Cited by 16 publications

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Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers

Multijurisdictional and Multimodal Infrastructure Corridors: Supranational Social Value, Assembly and Implementation Barriers

Changes to water management and declining pastoral resilience in Marsabit County, northern Kenya: The example of Gabra wells

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