Comments on: Kenya: Who owns the land, blood and soil issue http://bichage.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/kenya-who-owns-the-land-blood-and-soil-issue/ Kenya 2007 Elections Aftermath Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:13:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Unplugged http://bichage.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/kenya-who-owns-the-land-blood-and-soil-issue/#comment-92 Unplugged Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:23:19 +0000 http://bichage.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-92 Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit. cheers, Unplugged. Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

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]]> By: sly http://bichage.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/kenya-who-owns-the-land-blood-and-soil-issue/#comment-50 sly Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:33:06 +0000 http://bichage.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-50 Bwana Nderi, please read this: The extended Kenyatta family alone owns an estimated 500,000 acres — approximately the size of Nyanza Province — according to estimates by independent surveyors and Ministry of Lands officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Kibaki and Moi families also own large tracts of land though most of the Moi family land is held in the names of his sons and daughters and other close family members. Most of the holders of the huge parcels of land are concentrated within the 17.2 per cent part of the country that is arable. The remaining 80 per cent is mostly arid and semi arid land. In fact, according to the Kenya Land Alliance, more than a half of the arable land in the country is in the hands of only 20 per cent of the 30 million Kenyans. That has left up to 13 per cent of the population absolutely landless while another 67 per cent on average own less than an acre per person. The building land crises in the country, experts say, will be difficult to solve because the most powerful people in the country are also among its biggest landowners. The tracts of land under the Kenyatta family are so widely distributed within the numerous members in various parts of the country that it is an almost impossible task to locate all of them and establish their exact sizes. More... http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1916 Bwana Nderi, please read this:

The extended Kenyatta family alone owns an estimated 500,000 acres — approximately the size of Nyanza Province — according to estimates by independent surveyors and Ministry of Lands officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Kibaki and Moi families also own large tracts of land though most of the Moi family land is held in the names of his sons and daughters and other close family members.

Most of the holders of the huge parcels of land are concentrated within the 17.2 per cent part of the country that is arable. The remaining 80 per cent is mostly arid and semi arid land.

In fact, according to the Kenya Land Alliance, more than a half of the arable land in the country is in the hands of only 20 per cent of the 30 million Kenyans. That has left up to 13 per cent of the population absolutely landless while another 67 per cent on average own less than an acre per person.

The building land crises in the country, experts say, will be difficult to solve because the most powerful people in the country are also among its biggest landowners.

The tracts of land under the Kenyatta family are so widely distributed within the numerous members in various parts of the country that it is an almost impossible task to locate all of them and establish their exact sizes.

More… http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1916

]]> By: Nderi http://bichage.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/kenya-who-owns-the-land-blood-and-soil-issue/#comment-45 Nderi Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:17:52 +0000 http://bichage.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-45 Resounding? What do you mean? If at all Raila won... and I mean if, The victory was marginal. This was in ODM's latest report in how the elections went... assuming the report is impartial and therefore truthful. But we both know otherwise. About land, you make it sound as though it is criminal to own large tracts of land. If you could look into the future and see a successful Kenya, you will realise that in your picture, land will be consolidated to bring cost of production down and therefore cost of living down. These firms will be run by professional farmers.Indeed, tea farmers in Central Province have been told to consolidate if they want to maintain or improve earnings from tea. Sugar farmers in Western Province are faced with the same dilemma, but their leaders are yet to understand then articulate this to their constituents. In developed countries, farming is a large scale affair, it is important for sustainability as well as economic viability not to mention it also helps bring cost of food down and such practices can maintain research and development. I hope you can understand that and stop criminalising Kenyans for their entreprenuership and hard work. NB. My defense for land economics does not however condone land grabbing! Resounding? What do you mean? If at all Raila won… and I mean if, The victory was marginal. This was in ODM’s latest report in how the elections went… assuming the report is impartial and therefore truthful. But we both know otherwise.
About land, you make it sound as though it is criminal to own large tracts of land. If you could look into the future and see a successful Kenya, you will realise that in your picture, land will be consolidated to bring cost of production down and therefore cost of living down. These firms will be run by professional farmers.Indeed, tea farmers in Central Province have been told to consolidate if they want to maintain or improve earnings from tea. Sugar farmers in Western Province are faced with the same dilemma, but their leaders are yet to understand then articulate this to their constituents. In developed countries, farming is a large scale affair, it is important for sustainability as well as economic viability not to mention it also helps bring cost of food down and such practices can maintain research and development.
I hope you can understand that and stop criminalising Kenyans for their entreprenuership and hard work.
NB. My defense for land economics does not however condone land grabbing!

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