WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Corruption and weak governance. Weakened consumer spending (leading to rising unemployment and poverty) Lower public investment and fiscal austerity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The article argues that, in addition to “global land rush” narratives, the structure of politics is a key organizing element of land conflict in Kenya. This is because politics define the kinds of relationships people have with land, including the institutions that prescribe, manage, and oversee land rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -More than a third of Kenya’s 51 million people live in extreme poverty, which the World Bank defines as those who earn less than $1.90 per day. Their lack of buying power means Kenya’s poor face food insecurity, low levels of educational attainment, and reduced access to basic services like sanitation and water.

Detailed explanation-4: -The land question, the report posits, has over time been shaped by economic, political, social and legal parameters. These include the dependency of the economy on land making the issues of tenure, access, distribution and regulation critical.