Iron out key land issues to unlock growth potential in Kenya

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Anzetse Were explores how land ownership issues are hampering economic development in Kenya.

Whose land is it anyway? The failure of land law reform in Kenya

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Speakers: Ambreena Manji (Cardiff Law School), Yash Ghai (former chair, Constitution of Kenya Review Commission; founder of Katiba Institute)

Whose Land Is It Anyway? The failure of land law reform in Kenya

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Land is a “key fault line” in Kenya. Throughout East Africa land law reform has been pursued at the expense of substantive land reform. New laws have not been redistributive or transformative in a positive way.

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