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| Water, Rules and Gender: Water Rights in an Indigenous Irrigation System, Marakwet, Kenya |
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Reference |
| Adams, William M; Watson, Elizabeth E and Mutiso, Samuel K: "Water, Rules and Gender: Water Rights in an Indigenous Irrigation System, Marakwet, Kenya", Development and Change Vol 28 (1997),p.707-730 |
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Introduction to the Institution |
| This article discusses the collective management of the indigenous farmer-managed irrigation on the Marakwet Escarpment in the Kerio valley, Kenya. It essentially discusses the social organization of maintenance of the irrigation canals, and the way in which water is allocated |
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Coverage of the Institution |
| This system of 'hill furrow' irrigation is one of a number of similar systems that exists in East Africa viz., Taita hills (Kenya), Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) etc. |
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Rules for Management
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(a) Boundary Rules |
| SPATIAL: Irrigation occurs along more than 40 km of the Marakwet Escarpment , from south of Arror to north of Tot, on the western side of the Kerio valley in northern Kenya, and also round under then northern slopes of the Cherangani Plateau in Pokot.
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(c) Resource Allocation |
| The allocation of irrigation water in Marakwet is organized collectively through the local kinship and territorial organizations such as the kor, the kapkei and the household. The FORMAL RULES of water allocation are sanctioned by Marakwet beliefs and taboos. Water is distributed to all farmers of the same kor or kapkei who comply with set conditions. Water is not equitab |
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Conflict Resolution Mechanism |
| Not reported |
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Purpose |
| Effective water management |
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Country |
| Kenya |
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Region |
| Marakwet |
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Date Of Publication |
| RS-17\03\2000 |
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