Pilfering the Public: The Problem of Land Grabbing in Contemporary Kenya

Conviction of the Perpetrator of Land Grabbing in the Jurisdiction of Denpasar City Police

“…With the opportunity to master a land court, the desire to own the land that has long been controlled has arisen. The traditional society order that is identical with dense religious, moral and modesty norms are no longer considered [6]. The opportunity is then used to carry out actions classified as the acts of land grabbing.…”

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“…Budgetary austerity and privatization have often devalued the state sector jobs traditionally used to reward supporters. In countries such as Kenya or Zimbabwe, land has emerged as an alternative resource, made attractive partly because land is less subject to international scrutiny and adjustment conditionalities (Klopp 2000). Because it involves redistribution, this form of clientelism is often accompanied by growing political violence.…”

Governance and Development of the East African Community : The Ethical Sustainability Framework

“…The phenomenon of land-grabbing by the ruling elite in connivance with the global economic players has increased in the region in the recent decade and seems to get worse. The Kenyan elite class seems to be the leader of this pack of land-grabbers (O´Brien, 2011;Klopp, 2000); this phenomenon is also pervasive in Uganda with National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) reporting that these grabbers are responsible for the meteoric land price rise (NAPE, 2012) and this disadvantageous for the poor. The biggest challenge in this phenomenon of land grabbing is the involvement of state officials in displacement of the poor and disadvantaged people; this raises pertinent questions about the governments' commitment to exercise the principle of 'people-centeredness'.…”