The 'White Highlands' of Kenya

Morgan, W. T. W.

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“…Sotik is the southern tip of the Rift Valley Province while Borabu is on the eastern edge of Nyanza Province. Ethnic violence in this region has been a common feature since the 1800s (Morgan, 1963). Although many reasons have been forwarded as the cause for this violence, the main dispute seems related to land grievances.…”

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“…For many years, the Kipsigis have launched several campaigns aimed at recovering what they perceive as their ancestral land (Ndegwa, 1997). They launched major attacks against the Abagusii in 1964Abagusii in , 1969Abagusii in , 1992Abagusii in , 1997Abagusii in , 2002Abagusii in and 2007but between these attacks fighting to a lesser extent continues to be a permanent feature due to frequent cattle rustling (Morgan, 1963).…”

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School leadership challenges along Kenya’s Borabu-Sotik border

Abaya¹

2016

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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This article is based on a qualitative multi case study carried out in southwestern Kenya along the border areas of Nyanza and Rift Valley province. The purpose of the research was to examine the challenges public secondary school principals faced in their leadership roles and suggest efforts they might adopt to minimize the effects of these challenges. Data was drawn from interviews with six secondary school principals, document analysis as well as participant observation. Findings indicated that principals of public secondary school are faced with challenges associated with overdependence, uncertainty and vulnerability.

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School leadership challenges along Kenya’s Borabu-Sotik border

Abaya¹

2016

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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“…Thus, in one move, the Colonial administration took over large tracts of land as 'Crown Lands'. Under this Ordinance, the acquired lands were given to European settlers (predominantly British but also Indians in senior civil service positions) on freehold title or leased up to 99 years (Morgan, 1963). Later, the British government ignored the ordinance and commenced to assume ownership of even land that was indisputably settled by natives either forcefully or through treaties (UN-HABITAT, 2002).…”

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Institutional water reforms in Kenya: an analytical review

Sambu

Tarhule

2013

Water Policy

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This paper reviews institutional reforms in the Kenyan water sector and their effect on water access. Despite a long history of reforms, a large proportion of the population still lacks access to water. The review showed that reforms during the colonial period gave the colonial government full control of land and water to satisfy the imperial quest for plantation agriculture and further limited water access to the locals through legislative fiat. After independence, the reforms initiated under 'African Socialism' to enhance equity that was severely neglected during the colonial period were adversely affected by global financial crisis of the 1980s. Similarly, the global initiative to ensure 'water for all' by 1990 was affected by a similar crisis and the subsequent introduction of neo-liberal policies in the country. The most recent reforms (initiated in 2000) are meant to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. The paper shows that by pegging its initiatives on global targets and foreign aid, Kenya has changed its policies and institutions to reflect the global trend several times. This has adversely affected the smooth continuity of policy process in the country.

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“…Present-day land management in Laikipia is rooted in colonial-era land distribution practices (Morgan 1963) when British settlers expanded cattle ranching and agriculture in the region. In so doing, local resource control was significantly restricted and pastoralist and agricultural groups were disenfranchised or at times relocated into reserves.…”

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“…Many commercial ranches, for example, are managed by Africans of British descent. As of 2007, over half of the Laikipia region was still owned by nonAfricans (Wambuguh 2007), demonstrating that the presence of the so-called White Highlands (Morgan 1963;Carey Jones 1965) prevails today.…”

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Herders and herdsmen: The remaking of pastoral livelihoods in Laikipia, Kenya

Yurco

2017

Pastoralism

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Pastoralists have long overlapped with wildlife in rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa. With growing recognition of the importance of wildlife outside of protected areas, conservation efforts are increasingly managed through hybrid governance activities worldwide, activities which often involve pastoralists. These efforts are especially prevalent in East African rangelands where pastoralists, livestock, and wildlife commonly overlap outside of formal protected areas. Laikipia County, Kenya, is one region renowned for abundant and diverse wildlife species sustained outside protected areas through a collective of conservation activities among private landowners and pastoral group ranches. Little research has considered pastoralists' roles in the region's conservation efforts or the ways that those efforts shape local livelihoods. Based on data from interviews, surveys, and participant observation, this article uses a case study approach to demonstrate how some of Laikipia's pastoralists are increasingly drawn into professional herding jobs with powerful landowners involved in joint commercial ranching and wildlife conservation activities. This has caused many pastoralists to shift from traditional livestock ownership in favour of livestock caretaking for other owners, with substantial implications for livelihoods. This study offers empirical evidence for the importance of considering how diversifying pastoral livelihoods entwine with hybrid conservation processes outside protected areas.

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The 'White Highlands' of Kenya

Cited by 60 publications

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School leadership challenges along Kenya’s Borabu-Sotik border

School leadership challenges along Kenya’s Borabu-Sotik border

Institutional water reforms in Kenya: an analytical review

Herders and herdsmen: The remaking of pastoral livelihoods in Laikipia, Kenya

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