Women's Access to Land in Kenya

This study strongly indicates the lack of access to land for women in Kenya's agricultural communities cannot be framed as a failing of formal or informal systems, but rather as issues with both. Even the creation of fused or hybrid mechanisms...

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Main Author:	Harrington, Andrew
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND COURT COURTS EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOMES INHERITANCE JUSTICE KINSHIP KINSHIP STRUCTURES LAND GRABBING LAND RIGHTS LANDS LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WILL WOMAN WOMEN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11683384/womens-access-land-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10942

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spelling	okr-10986-109422021-04-23T14:02:53Z Women's Access to Land in Kenya Harrington, Andrew ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND COURT COURTS EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOMES INHERITANCE JUSTICE KINSHIP KINSHIP STRUCTURES LAND GRABBING LAND RIGHTS LANDS LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WILL WOMAN WOMEN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS This study strongly indicates the lack of access to land for women in Kenya's agricultural communities cannot be framed as a failing of formal or informal systems, but rather as issues with both. Even the creation of fused or hybrid mechanisms, such as the Land Control Boards (LCBs) and Land Disputes Tribunals (LDTs), has not increased access to justice. Underlying power dynamics and the use of such systems by self-serving individuals undercut gender equity efforts. The findings strongly suggest the key to increasing access to justice at both the community formal and informal levels is to address power dynamics and understand further how they operate to the detriment of women. This would be aided if concurrent formal reform addressed barriers such as overly complicated procedures and unrealistic costs which further prevent women from realizing their rights. With land issues currently receiving a significant amount of attention 2007-8 post-election violence, now is an opportune time to bring greater attention to the problems and issues regarding women's access to land in Kenya. 2012-08-13T13:38:35Z 2012-08-13T13:38:35Z 2010-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11683384/womens-access-land-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10942 English Justice for the Poor Briefing Note; Volume 4, Issue No. 1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific
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topic	ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND COURT COURTS EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOMES INHERITANCE JUSTICE KINSHIP KINSHIP STRUCTURES LAND GRABBING LAND RIGHTS LANDS LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WILL WOMAN WOMEN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO LAND COURT COURTS EMPOWERMENT FEMALE GENDER GENDER EQUITY HUSBAND HUSBANDS INCOMES INHERITANCE JUSTICE KINSHIP KINSHIP STRUCTURES LAND GRABBING LAND RIGHTS LANDS LAWS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS WIDOW WIDOWER WIDOWS WILL WOMAN WOMEN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Harrington, Andrew Women's Access to Land in Kenya
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description	This study strongly indicates the lack of access to land for women in Kenya's agricultural communities cannot be framed as a failing of formal or informal systems, but rather as issues with both. Even the creation of fused or hybrid mechanisms, such as the Land Control Boards (LCBs) and Land Disputes Tribunals (LDTs), has not increased access to justice. Underlying power dynamics and the use of such systems by self-serving individuals undercut gender equity efforts. The findings strongly suggest the key to increasing access to justice at both the community formal and informal levels is to address power dynamics and understand further how they operate to the detriment of women. This would be aided if concurrent formal reform addressed barriers such as overly complicated procedures and unrealistic costs which further prevent women from realizing their rights. With land issues currently receiving a significant amount of attention 2007-8 post-election violence, now is an opportune time to bring greater attention to the problems and issues regarding women's access to land in Kenya.
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title	Women's Access to Land in Kenya
title_short	Women's Access to Land in Kenya
title_full	Women's Access to Land in Kenya
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/01/11683384/womens-access-land-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10942
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