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9780796920546

The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights Case Studies from Kenya

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  • ISBN13:

    9780796920546

  • ISBN10:

    0796920540

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-01
  • Publisher: HSRC Press
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Summary

This in-depth investigation uses three village case studies from different parts of Kenya to examine the impact of HIV and AIDS on the land rights of individuals and households and identify the link this disease has with land tenure and administration.

Author Biography

Michael Aliber and Cherryl Walker are research specialists on integrated rural and regional developments in South Africa.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
v
Acknowledgements vii
Abbreviations viii
Abstract ix
Introduction
1(4)
Literature Review
5(6)
Review of recent studies linking HIV/AIDS to land tenure in Africa
5(3)
What is left to learn?
8(3)
Context
11(8)
The evolution of the land question in Kenya
11(2)
Debates regarding tenure change and growing population density
13(3)
Demographic change in Kenya and the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
16(3)
Methodological Approach and Overview of Fieldwork
19(8)
Methodological challenges
19(2)
Research tools
21(2)
Study sites
23(1)
Overview of fieldwork conducted and problems encountered
23(4)
Research Findings - Embu District
27(44)
Background on Embu District
27(7)
Recap of the fieldwork
34(1)
Population and livelihoods profile
35(10)
Land tenure, use and administration
45(9)
Morbidity, mortality, and HIV/AIDS
54(6)
Case studies
60(8)
Conclusion: the impact of HIV/AIDS on land tenure in Kinthithe
68(3)
Research Findings - Thika District
71(38)
Background on Thika District
71(5)
Recap of the fieldwork
76(1)
Population and livelihoods profile
76(6)
Land tenure, use and administration
82(10)
Morbidity, mortality, and HIV/AIDS
92(6)
Case studies
98(8)
Conclusion: the impact of HIV/AIDS on land tenure in Gachugi
106(3)
Research Findings - Bondo District
109(32)
Background on Bondo District
109(3)
Recap of the fieldwork
112(1)
Population and livelihoods profile
112(5)
Land tenure, use and administration
117(9)
Morbidity, mortality, and HIV/AIDS
126(5)
Case studies
131(6)
Conclusion: the impact of HIV/AIDS on land tenure in Lwak Atemo
137(4)
Overview and Synthesis of Research Findings
141(16)
Characteristics of the research sites
141(2)
The impact of HIV/AIDS on land ownership, land access and land rights
143(6)
Land-related coping strategies of AIDS-affected households
149(1)
Implications of land-related coping strategies for productivity and food security
150(1)
Land administration and its impact on the tenure security of the vulnerable
151(2)
Forecasting the impact of HIV/AIDS on land rights into the future
153(1)
Why the discrepancy between these findings and the perception at large?
154(1)
Conclusion
155(2)
Policy Implications
157(10)
Policy context
157(1)
Legislative considerations
158(3)
Land administration
161(3)
Consciousness raising
164(3)
Appendices
167
Appendix 1 -- Map of Kenya showing district boundaries and location of study site districts
167(1)
Appendix 2 -- Key informants at national level and at district government level
168(1)
Appendix 3 -- Recommendations
169(2)
Appendix 4 -- Detailed tables based on in-depth interviews
171
Embu (Kinthithe) -- land allocation, use and tenure issues
Embu (Kinthithe) -- impact of HIV/AIDS on land use and tenure of affected households
Thika (Gachugi) -- land allocation, use and tenure issues
Thika (Gachugi) -- impact of HIV/AIDS on land use and tenure of affected households
Bondo (Lwak Atemo) -- land allocation, use and tenure issues
Bondo (Lwak Atemo) -- impact of HIV/AIDS on land use and tenure of affected households
References

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