Taking the example of oil finds in Turkana County located in the reaches of Kenya's northwest, this article develops a bottom-up view of governance of oil extraction operations and …
OIL EXTRACTION AND PASTORAL CONFLICTS IN TURKANA COUNTY. The majority population in Turkana County, Kenya, is the Turkana people, most of whom are pastoralists. Turkana County is one of the most politically and economically marginalised counties in Kenya, which is attributable to multiple factors (Mkutu & Mdee Reference Mkutu and Mdee …
since the colonial era have made the Turkana perennially dependent upon food aid, while political and socio-economic marginalisation have been the norm. 1 . The term Turkana may refer to either the county or the people, depending on context. In fact the Turkana people occupy Turkana county, and part of Uganda, as noted. Nomadic Peoples 2 1 No.
This study examines the impacts of economic, social and environmental consequences of oil extraction on public opinion in an economically and politically marginalised community in northern...
This article looks at the early stages of oil exploration moving towards extraction in Turkana county, Kenya, which is part of the wider conflict-prone pastoralist Ateker cluster.
This article looks at the early stages of oil exploration moving towards extraction in Turkana county, Kenya, which is part of the wider conflict-prone pastoralist Ateker cluster. It argues that ...
effects of oil extraction on the livelihoods vulnerability in lokichar-kochodin basin, turkana county, kenya kirui agnes cheptoo c82/cty/20938/2010 a thesis submitted to the school of law, arts and social sciences in partial fulfilment of the requiremebts for the award of the degree of doctor of philosophy in sociology of kenyatta university
We collected fish samples from Lake Turkana, Kenya using gill nets at various sites between 2008 and 2012. With each net set, we sampled 10 individuals of every species, ensuring to capture a representative size range. A small piece of epaxial muscle tissue was removed from each individual and placed in the sun until fully dry (average air ...
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2021.100956 Corpus ID: 237661365; Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya @article{Kim2021OilEA, title={Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya}, author={Hye-Sung Kim and Kennedy Mkutu}, journal={The Extractive Industries and Society}, year={2021}, volume={8}, pages={100956} }
The extraction facilities are a core component in maintaining the allure of a promising new industry in Turkana, and despite the long-standing inactivity and the decay of the infrastructure, local news regularly reports the arrival of a new investor to demonstrate that Project Oil Kenya still has a great potential for resource extraction in the ...
This study has examined the perceptions toward oil extraction of the residents of Turkana county, an economically and politically marginalised community located in the north …
from oil discovery and extraction may lead to a decrease in the pastoralist popula-tion engaging in pastoral conflicts. Keywords–Oil Extraction, Pastoral Conflict, Experiment, Kenya, Turkana. * The fieldwork for data collection was financially supported by the Gerda-Henkel Foundation
Oil exploration activities have been ongoing in Turkana County, Kenya resulting in discovery of a huge amount of oil deposits. ... 154 Nanok & Onyango Raw Factors Initial Extraction .854 .391 .993 .787 .979 .738 .943 .782 Oil exploration has had an effect on cultural norms and practices Oil exploration has had an effect on the environment ...
from oil discovery and extraction may lead to a decrease in the pastoralist population engaging in pastoral conflicts. Kim H-S. Oil extraction and the changing dynamics of pastoral conflicts: a conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Modern African Studies. 2023;61(1):23-47. Publisher version of record available at:
Recent discoveries of oil and gas in eastern Africa often happen in marginalized and underdeveloped areas, such as Turkana, Kenya, an arid county inhabited predominantly by pastoralists. ... Reed D. (2002) Resource extraction industries in developing countries. Journal of Business Ethics 39(3): 199–226. Crossref. ISI. Google Scholar.
Turkana in 2012, the county was thrust into the international spotlight. The oil exploration and develop-ment activities that followed the oil discovery have already begun to impact life in Turkana. Accordingly, this paper focuses on changing social and political relationships in light of emergent spaces of enclave oil development in Turkana.
This article looks at the early stages of oil exploration moving towards extraction in Turkana county, Kenya, which is part of the wider conflict-prone pastoralist Ateker cluster. It argues that ...
2Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya Oil exploration activities have been ongoing in Turkana County, Kenya resulting in discovery of a huge amount of oil deposits. However, very little research has been conducted to determine the effects of oil exploration activities on socio-economic and environmental factors in Turkana County. The purpose of this
4. Political The commercial production of crude in Turkana has pitted Kenya's national government against Turkana's County and local leadership over a number of concerns. The Turkana people suffer the impact of political powerlessness and the domination of their land by the partnership of the national government and Tullow Oil.
Oil Extraction And Public Attitudes: A Conjoint Experiment In Turkana, Kenya. By: Hye-Sung Kim and Kennedy Mkutu. Abstract A conjoint experiment is conducted to understand the impact of …
Kisii Senator Richard Onyanka accused Kenyan politicians of sabotaging oil mining in Turkana through corruption and selfish practices; In …
This study examines how oil extraction may influence pastoral conflicts by using a survey experiment conducted in Turkana County, Kenya, on a sample of 801 respondents. The study finds that overall, respondents' perceived risks of pastoral conflicts decrease when they are primed about the consequences of oil extraction leading to fundamental ...
viable quantities of oil in Turkana, Kenya, bringing excitement to Kenyans with the hope of better livelihoods as a result of revenue and employment. ... (south Turkana) in which extraction is planned for 2017-2018. CEPSA has block 11A, where it has completed the seismic survey and plans exploratory drilling towards the latter part of 2015. A ...
This study examines how oil extraction may influence pastoral conflicts by using a survey experiment conducted in Turkana County, Kenya, on a sample of 801 respondents.
At present, Kenya's oil extraction efforts are centered around oil wells located in Lokichar, Turkana county. We will refer to this oil as Turkana crude. Generating profits is a matter of optimizing price and cost.
There has been considerable research on North-South issues on climate change; however, little work has been done on how the recent discovery of oil in some developing countries could affect North-South relations, the prospects for development for the
Turkana, Kenya Kennedy Mkutu1, Tessa Mkutu2, Martin Marani3, and Augustine Ekitela Lokwang4 Abstract ... 560 million barrels of oil are available for extraction (Tullow Oil, n.d.). Another international company is also actively exploring in the northwest of the county. A major related project is the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia
Fig. 3. Average marginal component effects (AMCEs) for non-urban sample by the presence of oil wells. Notes. Point estimates for each component and their 95% confidence intervals are presented for "oil" and "non-oil" sub-samples; Robust standard errors are used; The baseline category for each of seven attributes is the control condition (no content); Constant estimate for …
Despite of the socio-economic changes in Northwest Kenya, three prevailing issues for the Turkana people are that: (1) the community cannot lose the right to own the land; (2) the community must maintain influence and control over the way natural resources are managed; and (3) the 6 David Kamar Imana and Oscar S. Mmbali: Envisioning Incentives ...
Keywords–Oil Extraction, Pastoral Conflict, Experiment, Kenya, Turkana. * The fieldwork for data collection was financially supported by the Gerda-Henkel Foundation
DOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2021.100956 Corpus ID: 237661365; Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya @article{Kim2021OilEA, title={Oil extraction and public attitudes: A conjoint experiment in Turkana, Kenya}, author={Hye‐Sung Kim and Kennedy Mkutu}, journal={The Extractive Industries and Society}, year={2021}, volume={8}, pages={100956}, …
This presentation outlines the conflicts in the initial exploration and extraction of oil in Turkana. It lays out the conflict actors, the conflict issues (including the envisaged future conflict ...
Whole collection 15X lot ancient Turkana Corogat warrior tear-off-eyes finger hooks from northern Kenya. Estimated age: 1940-1960. Dimensions: length: from 8.1 cm till 9.7 cm, it depends by the piece. Name: the Turkana word for this …
In October of 2013 in Turkana county, Kenya, the Tullow Oil company was forced to suspend all of its operations for three weeks, following demonstra- tions by pastoralists backed by local politicians.
the former President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, announced that Kenya had made a major breakthrough in oil exploration in the South Lokichar Basin, Turkana. On June 3, 2018, …
pastoralists in Turkana, Kenya Kennedy Mkutu1 & Anna Mdee2 Abstract Previously marginal areas in Kenya are increasingly the focus of resource extraction and mega-projects. Such projects are framed as necessary for Kenya to sustain economic growth and become a modern industrial economy. Yet there are significant concerns that such projects are ...