Kenya: Promised Land?
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KenyaPromised Land?
above A game of netballat Maili 46 PrimarySchool, Kajiado District
Geoff Sayer
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facing pageTurkanagir l ,Samburu District
left to right Wangui in Uhuru Park,Nairobi Cattle returning to theirhomestead in theevening, Narok District
All photographs were ta ke n by Geoff Sayer, unless otherwise indicatedFirst published by Oxfam UK and Ireland in 1998Reprinted by Oxfam GB in 2 00 4 Oxfam UK and Ireland 1998ISBN 085598 382 5A catalogue record for this pub lication is available from th e British Library.All rights reserved. Reproduction, copy, transmission, or translation of any part of this publication may bemad e only under the following co nditions: with the prior written permission of the publisher; or with a licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd., 90 To ttenh am Co urt Road, London WiP 9H E, UK,or from an other national l icensing agency; or for quotation in a review of the work; or unde r the terms set out below.This publication is copyright, but may be reproduce d by any method without fee for teaching purpos es,but not for resale. Formal perm ission is required for all such uses, but normally will be granted immediately.For copying in any other circumstances, or for re-use in other publications, or for translation or adaptation,prior written perm ission m ust be obtained from th e publisher, and a fee may be payable.Available, rom:Bournemouth English Book Centre, PO Box 1496, Parkstone, Dorset, BH12 3YD, UKtel: +44 (0)1202 712933; fax: +44 (0)1202 712930; email: [email protected]: Stylus Pu blishing LLC, PO Box 605, H erndo n, VA 20172-06 05, USAtel: +1 (0)703 6611581; fax: +1 (0)703 6611547; email: [email protected] details of local agents and representatives in other countries, consult our website:www.oxfam.org.uk/publicationsor contact Oxfam Publishing, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DZ, UKtel: +44 (0)1865 3 1 1 3 1 1 ' fax: +44 (0)1865 3 1 2 600; email: [email protected] website contains a fully searchable database of all our titles, and facilities for secure on-line ordering.For the latest information about Oxfam's work in Kenya, visit www.oxfam.org.ukPublished by Oxfam GB , 274 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DZ, UK.Printed by Information Press, E ynsham.Oxfam GB is a registered charity, no. 202 918, and is a mem ber of Oxfam Intern ationa l.This book converted to digital file in 2010
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ContentsA land of contrasts 5The Great Rift 6The bones of our ancestors 9Waterfron t to the world 11Comm erce and conquest 16The Uganda Railway 18Kenya Colony 19Independence and after 22Kenya at the crossroads 25Tea and tourism coffee and carnations 27Sma llholders and agribusiness 30Pasto ralism or 'progres s'? 34Land and poverty 39Land and con flict 42Health and edu cation at a price 44City in the sky 51Tales of city life 54Culture old and new 58The impact of tourism 60The promise of prosperity 64Dates and events 66Facts and figures 67Sources and further reading 68Acknowledgements 69Oxfam in Kenya 70
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from top, clockwise Grandma Koko,Ilkimba, Narok District Snowy summ it on theEquator Sunday in Uhuru Park,Nairobi Vehicle-repairworkshop at Kamukunjiju a kali, Nairobi
