8- Spoiling Property’: HIV/AIDS and Land Rights in Kombewa, Kenya
Corresponding Author(s) : Samwel Ong’wen Okuro
African Sociological Review,
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2007): African Sociological Review
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- Aliber, Michael, Cheryl Walker, Mumbi, Macharia, Paul, Kamau, Charles, Omondi, Karuti,Kanyinga, 2004, The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
- Chambers, Robert and Gordon, Conway, 1991, ‘Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Practical Concepts for the 21st Century’, Institute of Development Studies DP 296. University of Sussex: Brighton.
- Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2003, CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
- DFID, Undated, ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheet’. www.livelihoods.org/in/info/info_guidanceshheet.html.
- Drimie, Scott and Gandure, Sithabiso, 2005, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Livelihood in southern Africa: An Inventory and Literature Review’, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa, Harare: Zimbabwe.
- Drimie, Scott, 2002a, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land. Case Studies From Kenya, Lesotho and South Africa’, Synthesis Report Prepared for the FAO Sub-Regional Office. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
- Drimie, Scott, 2002b, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Households and Land Issues in Southern and Eastern Africa’, Background Paper Prepared for the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
- Eilor, Elizabeth and Mugisha, Delphine, 2002, ‘Report of the Study on HIV/AIDS and Women’s Land Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of Selected Individuals in Rukungiri and Kampala District’, EASSI.
- Government of Kenya, 2005, Kisumu District Development Plan, Nairobi: Government Press.
- Human Rights Watch, (HRW), 2003a, ‘Double Standards: Women’s Property Rights Violations in Kenya’, New York: HRW.
- Human Rights Watch, 2003b, ‘Policy Paralysis. ACall for Action on HIV/AIDS Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa’, New York: HRW.
- Kyalo-Ngungi, Ann, Munyiva, 2001, ‘The Status of Women and Land in Kenya. Documentary of Women’s Experiences in Access, Ownership and Control Overland in Eastern Africa Sub- Region’, Eastern Africa Sub-Region Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women.
- Loewenson, Rene and Whiteside, Alan, 2001, ‘HIV/AIDS: Implication for Poverty Reduction’, Background Paper Prepared for UNDP for the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, 25-27 June.
- Manji, Ambreena, 1999, ‘Who is Afraid of Land Rights? Women, AIDS and Land Reforms in Tanzania’, Paper Presented to a Seminar on Gender, Property Rights, and Development. Det Jauridiska Fakultet, Universitet 1 Oslo.
- Mbaya, Sue, 2002, ‘HIV/AIDS and its Impact on Land Issues in Malawi’, Background Paper for FAO/SARPN Workshop on HIV/AIDS and Land Tenure, 24-25 June, Pretoria, South Africa.
- Muchunguzi, Justinian K., 2002, ‘HIV/AIDS and Women’s Land Ownership Rights in Kagera Region, Northwestern Tanzania’, Background Paper for FAO/SARPN Workshop on HIV/AIDS and Land Tenure, 24-25 June 2002, Pretoria, South Africa.
- Mullin, Dan, 2001, ‘Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction and HIV/AIDS’, Paper Presented at the SARPN Conference on Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation in the Region, Pretoria, http://www.sarpn.org.za. Retrieved on 30th July 2005.
- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), 2000, AIDS in Kenya: Trends, Interventions and Impact, Nairobi: Ministry of Health.
- National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), 2005, AIDS in Kenya: Trends, Interventions and Impact. 7th ed. Nairobi: Ministry of Health.
- Nzioki, Akinyi, 2001, ‘A Synthesis Report: Sub-Regional Study on Women’s Ownership and Access to Land’, The Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Support Initiative for Advancement of Women. Nairobi, Kenya.
- Okuro, Samwel O., 2003, ‘HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Its Impact on Land Rights in Kisumu District’, PhD Research Proposal, Department of History: Maseno University-Kenya.
- Okuro, Samwel O., 2005, ‘Land Reforms in Kenya: The Case of Land Tribunals in Kombewa Division’, in Negotiating Modernity – Africa’s Ambivalent Experience, edited by Macamo, Elisio, London: ZED Books.
- Seeley, Janet, 2002, ‘Thinking with the Livelihoods Framework in the Context of HIV/AIDS Pandemic’, Norwich, U.K Department of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, http://www.livelihoods.org/info/docs/SLFraHIV.doc.
- Shipton, Parker, 1988, ‘The Kenyan Land Tenure Reform: Misunderstanding in the Public Creation of Private Property’, in Land and Society in Contemporary Africa, edited by R. E. Down & S.P. Reyna, 91-135, Hanover: University Press of England.
- Strickland, Richard S., 2004, ‘To Have and To Hold: Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Washington DC: International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and The Global Coalition of Women and AIDS.
- Tobin, Nicole, 2003, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Assets at the Individual and Household Levels in East and Southern Africa’, Msc. Diss., Department of International Development, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- UNAIDS, 2004, 2004 Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 4th Global Report. Geneva:UNAIDS Africa Fact Sheet. Retrieved on May 26th, 2005 from World Wide Wed: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/fact+sheets.asp UNICEF, 1999, ‘Children Orphaned by AIDS: Front Line Response from Eastern and Southern Africa’, New York.
- Walker, Cheryl, 2002, ‘Land Reform in Southern and Eastern Africa: Key Issues for Strengthening Women’s Access to and Rights in Land’, Report Commissioned by the Food and Agricultural Organization, Harare: FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa.
- Wambui, Kiai, Wagaki, Mwangi, Eric, Bosire, 2002, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Issues in Kenya’, Nairobi: FAO.
- Whiteside, Alan, 2001, ‘The State of the Epidemic at the Beginning of 2001’, AIDS Analysis Africa, Vol. 11, No. 5 Feb/March, 2001.
References
Aliber, Michael, Cheryl Walker, Mumbi, Macharia, Paul, Kamau, Charles, Omondi, Karuti,Kanyinga, 2004, The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
Chambers, Robert and Gordon, Conway, 1991, ‘Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Practical Concepts for the 21st Century’, Institute of Development Studies DP 296. University of Sussex: Brighton.
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2003, CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos. 2, 3 and 4.
DFID, Undated, ‘Sustainable Livelihoods Guidance Sheet’. www.livelihoods.org/in/info/info_guidanceshheet.html.
Drimie, Scott and Gandure, Sithabiso, 2005, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Livelihood in southern Africa: An Inventory and Literature Review’, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa, Harare: Zimbabwe.
Drimie, Scott, 2002a, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land. Case Studies From Kenya, Lesotho and South Africa’, Synthesis Report Prepared for the FAO Sub-Regional Office. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
Drimie, Scott, 2002b, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Rural Households and Land Issues in Southern and Eastern Africa’, Background Paper Prepared for the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
Eilor, Elizabeth and Mugisha, Delphine, 2002, ‘Report of the Study on HIV/AIDS and Women’s Land Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of Selected Individuals in Rukungiri and Kampala District’, EASSI.
Government of Kenya, 2005, Kisumu District Development Plan, Nairobi: Government Press.
Human Rights Watch, (HRW), 2003a, ‘Double Standards: Women’s Property Rights Violations in Kenya’, New York: HRW.
Human Rights Watch, 2003b, ‘Policy Paralysis. ACall for Action on HIV/AIDS Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa’, New York: HRW.
Kyalo-Ngungi, Ann, Munyiva, 2001, ‘The Status of Women and Land in Kenya. Documentary of Women’s Experiences in Access, Ownership and Control Overland in Eastern Africa Sub- Region’, Eastern Africa Sub-Region Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women.
Loewenson, Rene and Whiteside, Alan, 2001, ‘HIV/AIDS: Implication for Poverty Reduction’, Background Paper Prepared for UNDP for the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, 25-27 June.
Manji, Ambreena, 1999, ‘Who is Afraid of Land Rights? Women, AIDS and Land Reforms in Tanzania’, Paper Presented to a Seminar on Gender, Property Rights, and Development. Det Jauridiska Fakultet, Universitet 1 Oslo.
Mbaya, Sue, 2002, ‘HIV/AIDS and its Impact on Land Issues in Malawi’, Background Paper for FAO/SARPN Workshop on HIV/AIDS and Land Tenure, 24-25 June, Pretoria, South Africa.
Muchunguzi, Justinian K., 2002, ‘HIV/AIDS and Women’s Land Ownership Rights in Kagera Region, Northwestern Tanzania’, Background Paper for FAO/SARPN Workshop on HIV/AIDS and Land Tenure, 24-25 June 2002, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mullin, Dan, 2001, ‘Land Reforms, Poverty Reduction and HIV/AIDS’, Paper Presented at the SARPN Conference on Land Reform and Poverty Alleviation in the Region, Pretoria, http://www.sarpn.org.za. Retrieved on 30th July 2005.
National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), 2000, AIDS in Kenya: Trends, Interventions and Impact, Nairobi: Ministry of Health.
National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP), 2005, AIDS in Kenya: Trends, Interventions and Impact. 7th ed. Nairobi: Ministry of Health.
Nzioki, Akinyi, 2001, ‘A Synthesis Report: Sub-Regional Study on Women’s Ownership and Access to Land’, The Eastern Africa Sub-Regional Support Initiative for Advancement of Women. Nairobi, Kenya.
Okuro, Samwel O., 2003, ‘HIV/AIDS Pandemic and Its Impact on Land Rights in Kisumu District’, PhD Research Proposal, Department of History: Maseno University-Kenya.
Okuro, Samwel O., 2005, ‘Land Reforms in Kenya: The Case of Land Tribunals in Kombewa Division’, in Negotiating Modernity – Africa’s Ambivalent Experience, edited by Macamo, Elisio, London: ZED Books.
Seeley, Janet, 2002, ‘Thinking with the Livelihoods Framework in the Context of HIV/AIDS Pandemic’, Norwich, U.K Department of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, http://www.livelihoods.org/info/docs/SLFraHIV.doc.
Shipton, Parker, 1988, ‘The Kenyan Land Tenure Reform: Misunderstanding in the Public Creation of Private Property’, in Land and Society in Contemporary Africa, edited by R. E. Down & S.P. Reyna, 91-135, Hanover: University Press of England.
Strickland, Richard S., 2004, ‘To Have and To Hold: Women’s Property and Inheritance Rights in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Washington DC: International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and The Global Coalition of Women and AIDS.
Tobin, Nicole, 2003, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Assets at the Individual and Household Levels in East and Southern Africa’, Msc. Diss., Department of International Development, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
UNAIDS, 2004, 2004 Report on the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic, 4th Global Report. Geneva:UNAIDS Africa Fact Sheet. Retrieved on May 26th, 2005 from World Wide Wed: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/fact+sheets.asp UNICEF, 1999, ‘Children Orphaned by AIDS: Front Line Response from Eastern and Southern Africa’, New York.
Walker, Cheryl, 2002, ‘Land Reform in Southern and Eastern Africa: Key Issues for Strengthening Women’s Access to and Rights in Land’, Report Commissioned by the Food and Agricultural Organization, Harare: FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa.
Wambui, Kiai, Wagaki, Mwangi, Eric, Bosire, 2002, ‘The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Issues in Kenya’, Nairobi: FAO.
Whiteside, Alan, 2001, ‘The State of the Epidemic at the Beginning of 2001’, AIDS Analysis Africa, Vol. 11, No. 5 Feb/March, 2001.