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My argument (1)
Land reform is about changing the
historical feature of elite domination
of land in terms of primitive
accumulation of extensive amount of
land
Land reform is about a historical fact
that land is an economic resource
controlled by elite reforming it
implies a change of structure of
power within society
My argument (2)
Land reform is therefore a contestation
between the elite & the citizen
Land reforms are enacted (de jure) as a
means
of
sanctioning
them,
but
implementation is done (de facto)
There is a need of disentangling effects of
de jure enactment of land reforms and de
facto implementation because of use of
de facto political power on choice of
political policies
Best Safeguards
Codification of Prof. Okoth-Ogendo inverse
pyramid of community land institution that
normally has the Family Unit at the apex,
Lineage/Clan
at
middle
and
Community
members at the broad top
Probe
the
normal
pyramid
proposed
management structure of community land in the
Draft Community Land, which includes: the
Community Land Board at the Apex top, the
Community Land Management Committee in the
middle and the General Assembly of Members at
the broad bottom
Conclusion
We must remember that community land
is investment space for Kenyas economic
growth & development
We must stop & roll-back disruption of a
system of community land tenure that
provides its collective users protection &
replace it with forced luring individual
landholdings that reward individuals as a
shift to market economy that is not
inclusive