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Item Research networking and regional development policy in the East African Community (EAC)(KIBU, 2012) Kituyi, MukhisaIn November 2010, a regional policy forum was held in Mombasa, Kenya, to discuss regional dimensions of national development policy research in the EAC and the importance of networking in policy research. The papers presented are included in this volume: Mukhisa Kituyi analyses the East African integration process from a historical perspective.; Bonabana-Wabbi et al. review agricultural policies in the EAC; Rose Fidélité Ndayishimiye analyses the implications of Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU on the EAC's fragile economies; Félicien Usengumukiza addresses the issue of foreign direct investment and investment opportunities in East Africa; Nahashon Aderon and Eric Aligula identify some of the challenges facing the transport infrastructure in the East African region; and Luke Olumu explains the status and effects on non-tariff barriers on trade between Uganda and other countries. In a concluding chapter, George Omondi discusses institutional arrangements for a research-policy nexus at the regional level.Item The state and the pastoralists: The marginalization of the Kenyan Maasai [1985](KIBU, 1985) Kituyi, MukhisaThe work traces the main causes of the declining viability of the Kenyan Maasai to the different stages in the penetration of commodity relations into the pastoral sector during the colonial and post colonial periods, and the contradictions of public policy which is grounded in superficial interpretation of pastoral production rationality. By appreciating the diverse strategies employed by the Maasai, the author contends that any government attempts at developing range productivity have to be compatible with the socio-economic concerns of the pastoralists inhabiting such areasItem Becoming Kenyans: Socio-economic transformation of the pastoral Maasai(KIBU, 1990) Kituyi, MukhisaThe Maasai have been accused of resisting integration into Kenyan society since Independence and of adapting outdated pastoral practices that have been economically unproductive and environmentally damaging. This book is a detailed examination of these changes. Following some introductory chapters, the historical processes of change in the territorial and socioeconomic conditions of the Maasai are traced, in order to develop a general picture of their political economy and set the ground for discussing adaptive strategies. Focus is on the shaping of investment options and the social context of Maasai life, which exhibit the integration of the tribe into Kenyan state and economy. The gradual expansion of the market principle is described, making evident the emergence of commodity relations in capital and labour, and taking into account regional variations. Land tenure patterns and reforms are reviewed, highlighting the relationship between increasing commercialization and state policies. The growth potential that gives impetus to non-pastoral activities is believed to be a strong basis for career diversification among the Maasai. The impact of contextual transformations on concrete economic behaviour of pastoral management units is assessed in several chapters which look at separate aspects of integration and interaction. In conclusion, there is evidence to suggest that the Maasai are becoming Kenyans, for their interaction with the national economy has given rise to new conflicts and increasing state authority entrenchment which have shaped their organizational institutions, over the years.Item Kenya’s Post COVID 19 Resurgence: Challenges and Prospects(2021-03-11) Kituyi, MukhisaPublic Lecture