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Community Organizations University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Acronym
UON
University or Research Institution
Phone number
(+254-20) 3318262

Location

NAIROBI,KENYA.
Kenya
Working languages
English

 

Our Vision is to be a world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.

Our Mission is to provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.

Core Values

In order to realize the above vision and mission, certain shared values shall be nurtured. There is great need for the University to be guided by the right values derived from the virtues and moral standards of the Kenyan and wider society.

Core Functions

Teaching and Learning: The university offers innovative , relevant and market driven academic programmes , both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with inbuilt quality control systems the university also provides an environment and policy framework for undertaking high quality and relevant research

Members:

Resources

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Community empowerment through participatory resource assessment at Kathekakai settlement scheme, Machakos County, Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Kenya

Participatory mapping is a power tool in resource management. Through this exercise communities are able to identify changes in natural resources and make decision on how best to manage the change. The study analyzed changes in natural resources in Kathakakai settlement scheme, Machakos County using participatory resource mapping, with the aim to discuss possible effects. The area, which used to be a ranching enterprise for nearly a hundred years, was sub divided in 1995 into individual farm holdings with average farm size of 2.5 hectares per household.

The Role of the Kenya Forest Service in the Management of Land Degradation and Environmental Conflict in the Mau Forest Complex

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya

There is correlation on land degradation in reference to environment conflict against natural
resources undocumented. Environmental conflicts mostly depend over human needs and issues
such as distribution, allocation and natural resources management. History documents show how
resource-based conflicts had contributed to highly destructive wars at Karamoja and Kagera
regions of Uganda, Darfur in Sudan, in Rwanda genocide and even in the Niger Delta. Mau
Forest Complex is Kenya’s important water tower. Important rivers that deplete in to Lake

Addressing Past And Historical Land Injustice In Kenya: Article 67(2)(E) Of The Constitution And Section 5(1)(E) Of The National Land Commission Act

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya

Land is in no doubt the most important asset in the lives of Kenyans. It is a factor of production which is core to the economic activities of this country. The advent of settlers and colonialism in East Africa placed land in a high level of importance than before. It is not a unique situation for Kenya. Wars have been fought world over with ownership of land and other resources associated with it being at the center of controversy.

Factors Influencing Land Ownership by Women: Case of Khwisero Constituency, Kakamega County, Kenya

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya

There has been progress in terms of legislation of land ownership and women rights on the same subject in Kenya and a number of Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations are in the fore front promoting women land ownership. It is noted that women play an integral part in food production for their families however, land tenure system in the rural areas discriminates against women hence very few women own land.

Use of Remote Sensing in Analysis of Effects of Urban Sprawl on Agricultural Land.case Study: Kiambaa Sub-county

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya

Urban Sprawl is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over more and more rural land at the periphery of an urban area. This involves the conversion of rural land into built up, developed land over time. Sprawl is characterised by one or more existing patterns of development. Those most frequently mentioned are low-density, leapfrogging, distance to central facilities, dispersion of employment and residential development, and continuous strip development.