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Investigate cultural adjustments among Maasai pastoralists and evaluate the socioeconomic impacts of shifting land tenure and governance systems.

July 28, 2021Scientific AfricanOpen Access

The evolving cultural values and their implications on the Maasai Pastoralists, Kajiado County, Kenya

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Investigate cultural adjustments among Maasai pastoralists and evaluate the socioeconomic impacts of shifting land tenure and governance systems.
Conducted a cross-sectional mixed-methods assessment in Kajiado County, Kenya.
Administered 195 household survey questionnaires, 8 focus group discussions, and 18 key informant interviews.
Synthesized quantitative and qualitative data to generate thematic perceptions.
Privatization and land fragmentation undermined customary land tenure, rendering traditional communal governance systems untenable.
Erosion of historic social institutions led to the degradation of mutual-aid relations, substantially increasing pastoralist vulnerability.

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Cross-sectional study uncovers the breakdown of customary governance and heightened vulnerability in Maasai pastoralists, highlighting the need for external policy support.

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Kaoga et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a107aed5725bbd5cc6111f0 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00881

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Cross-sectional study uncovers the breakdown of customary governance and heightened vulnerability in Maasai pastoralists, highlighting the need for external policy support.

The evolving cultural values and their implications on the Maasai Pastoralists, Kajiado County, Kenya

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The evolving cultural values and their implications on the Maasai Pastoralists, Kajiado County, Kenya

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