The Contested Lands of Laikipia
The Contested Lands of Laikipia

Author: Marie Ladekjær Gravesen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2020-11-16

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 9004435204

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Explore the violence and conflict that lead up to the land invasions prior to Kenya's 2017 general election. The Contested Lands of Laikipia tells how, and why, land claims and ethnic categories became increasingly politicized here over the past century.

GUSII OF KENYA
GUSII OF KENYA

Author: John S. Akama

Publisher: Nsemia Incorporated

Published: 2017-02-17

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781926906553

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The Gusii of Kenya offers well-researched perspectives of the Gusii people of Kenya. It traces their history, examines their culture and traditions, offers insights into issues of social conduct, organization, justice, rites of passage and diet. It further poses questions of the impact of lack of central organization among the Gusii.

The Once Powerful Talai Clan
The Once Powerful Talai Clan

Author: David Ngasura Tuei

Publisher: Exceller Books

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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This is a short history from a long and complex account of the Kipsigis community among the Kalenjins and the Maasai of Kenya. The Talai clan in discussion staged an unparalleled resistance to the British Colonial Powers at the establishment of the Kenya Colony. The book is about the history of the Kipsigis Talai from mid 18th Century to-date, their culture, traditions, governance systems, resistance to the British Colonial government in Kenya , Historical Injustices, among other stories. Their Compensation Petition to the British Government is now (Year 2021) with U.N Agency- The Human Rights Rapporteurs' Sections. They have remained unheard of fighters in the published history of Kenya. Why? The author tells how and why.