Land and politics in Ukambani from the end of the 19th century up to 1933

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Title:	Land and politics in Ukambani from the end of the 19th century up to 1933
Author:	Simiyu, Vincent
Year:	1974
Periodical:	Présence africaine
Issue:	89
Pages:	101-146
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	United Kingdom Kenya
Subjects:	Kamba land law colonialism
Abstract:	British colonization in Kenya was first of all a land colonization. Most of the agricultural land alienated to colonist was taken from the Kamba people, while their grazing-ground in- eluded in the reserve was not enough. The article studies the evolution of this situation for a period of about 40 years, during which: there were political problems closely related to the land problem. During this same period the Kamba peasants were slowly drawn into the market economy. Sections: geographical setting the - Akamba and their history - economic evolution in Ukambani, 1906-1933 - land and available space - production and trade - land and politics in Ukambani: 1902-1933.