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Property Rights Change: Case of Maasai Pastoralists in Southwest Kenya

Explore the issue of group ranches being subdivided among Maasai pastoralists in Kenya. Investigate the historical background, decision-making processes, and impacts on community dynamics and land management. Analysis includes perceptions of development, scarcity, loss threats, herd inequality, and challenges with group decisions. Examine the influence of economic and political factors on property rights changes and inquire about the potential for policy reversal.

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Property Rights Change: Case of Maasai Pastoralists in Southwest Kenya

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  1. Property rights change The case of the pastoral Maasai in southwest Kenya

  2. The problem • Why group ranches being subsidivided? • Group ranch: • Established by govt act in 1968 • Demarcated and allocated to group • Members hold a title jointly • Management committee elected by members • Land held in common

  3. What did I do? • Case study • Selected four group ranches • Near and far from market; number of members; when decision taken; • Talked with people (trust), men, women, youth, govt officials, political leaders • Archives, newspapers (20 yrs)-sense of the actors and what incentives • Historical information

  4. Some results (n=?) • Title for development: 64% • Perceptions of scarcity: 59% • Threat of loss: 57% • Individual ranches: 18% • Herd inequality: 5% • Probs with group decisions: 9% • Govt directive: 4% • Politicians influenced: 5%

  5. Some conclusions • Economic and political considerations to change • In fact, defending rights likely very important • Politics in economic decision making • Can policy un-change this? What do you think?

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