Women tending to vegetables in a farm in Mwingi [David Gichuru, Standard]Failure to implement existing land policies is to blame for marginalisation of women in land ownership rights. The CS regretted that a mere “probably 2 per cent of women own land in Kenya”, and there are also no statistics on the same. The CS, who also called for equal participation of women in decision-making on land matters, blamed mindset and culture for the continuous marginalisation of women in land ownership and use. We, therefore, need to change our mindsets and cultures that deny women land ownership rights,’’ she added. Prof Suda said women who are most affected in denial of land ownership rights are widows, single women including single mothers, married women with low incomes, and those who live in urban centres.

Source: Standard Digital July 29, 2021 21:21 UTC