Kenya at 50 : unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples /

Kenya at 50 : unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Abraham, Korir Sing'Oei.
Imprint:	London : Minority Rights Group International, c2012.
Description:	32 p. : 1 map ; 30 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Report / Minority Rights Group International Report (Minority Rights Group International)
Subject:	Minorities -- Civil rights -- Kenya. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Kenya. Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Indigenous peoples -- Social conditions. Minorities -- Civil rights. Minorities -- Legal status, laws, etc. Politics and government. Social conditions. Kenya -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Kenya -- Politics and government -- 2002- Kenya.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9105187

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Varying Form of Title:	Kenya at fifty
ISBN:	190791921X 9781907919213
Notes:	Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-29).
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."--P. 4 of cover.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Minority identity in Kenya
Human rights concerns of minorities
Minorities and change : the new Constitution
Constitutionalizing minority rights in Africa
Conclusion
Recommendations.