Kenya at 50 : unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples / by Korir Sing 'Oei Abraham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abraham, Korir Sing'Oei.

Series:

Report (Minority Rights Group International)

Report / Minority Rights Group International

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Civil rights--Kenya.

Minorities.

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc--Kenya.

Indigenous peoples--Social conditions--21st century.

Indigenous peoples.

Social conditions.

Indigenous peoples--Social conditions.

Minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.

Minorities--Civil rights.

Kenya--Social conditions--21st century.

Kenya.

Kenya--Politics and government--2002-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

32 pages : map ; 30 cm.

Other Title:

Kenya at fifty

Place of Publication:

London : Minority Rights Group International, [2012]

Summary:

To mark Kenya's 50th anniversary of self-rule, this report reviews the current status of minority and indigenous groups in Kenya. Focusing on Kenya's 2010 Constitution, this report pays particular attention to how legal and policy changes over the last five years have addressed the social, economic and political challenges confronting minorities. The present state of minority and indigenous groups within Kenya's dynamic context has been shaped by conflicting forces of regression and progress responding to the 2007 post-electoral violence, the new Constitution and the forthcoming 2012 elections. This report demonstrates both the opportunities to be seized and constraints to be overcome by minority groups if they are to realize the dream of inclusion. Although Kenya's new Constitution contains numerous positive provisions for minorities and other vulnerable groups generally, this report shows that the prevailing experience of minorities in Kenya is increased vulnerability. There is a danger that constitutional recognition may not translate into positive developments for minority groups in reality. This report describes the ongoing challenges facing minority and indigenous groups: lack of political participation, discrimination and weak protection of their right to development.

Contents:

Introduction

Minority identity in Kenya

Human rights concerns of minorities

Minorities and change : the new Constitution

Constitutionalizing minority rights in Africa

Conclusion

Recommendations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

190791921X

9781907919213

OCLC:

796931660