Bridging the urban-rural divide: multi-spatial livelihoods in Nakuru town, Kenya
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Research Report 81 / 2006
Bridging the urban-rural divide
Multi-spatial livelihoods in Nakuru town, Kenya
Samuel Ouma Owuor
o
Frankfurt aA4
Contents
List of boxes x
List of figures x
List of maps xi
List of tables xi
List of photos xii
Glossary xiu
Acknowledgements xiv
1 THE ISSUE: URBAN POVERTY, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
AND URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES /
Introduction /
The concept of poverty 3
Urbanization, economic crisis and urban poverty 7
The concept of livelihood and the livelihood framework 11
Urban livelihood strategies 16
Urban rural linkages 21
Conceptual framework 33
The present study and its objectives 35
Organization of the book 36
2 THE SETTING: KENYA AND NAKURU TOWN 37
Kenya: Background information 37
Nakuru town 44
3 METHODOLOGY JJ
The study set-up 55
The household as a unit of research and analysis 56
General approach and sampling procedures 61
Methods of data collection 66
Data analysis: Some considerations 72
Characteristics of the sampled households 75
VI1
4 MULTIPLE SOURCES OF LIVELIHOOD:
MANAGING THE HOUSEHOLD TO SURVIVE IN TOWN 8i
Regular gainful occupation 83
Farming and non-farming income-generating activities 85
Income and expenditure 95
Survival of the poorest: The case of Sofia Lela 98
Living beyond full-time employment: The case of Reuben amp; Rita 103
Diversification as life becomes expensive in town:
The case of Alfred amp; Alice 108
Managing the household to survive in town: Some observations 111
5 RURAL FARMING BY URBAN HOUSEHOLDS: THE PRACTICE 115
Rural plots 115
Rural crop cultivation 125
Rural livestock keeping 138
6 RURAL FARMING: SOURCE OF FOOD AND INCOME us
The importance of rural farming as perceived by the respondents 145
The fungible income earner 149
Livestock as reserve wealth for the household 151
Multi and mono-spatial livelihoods: Two livelihood profiles compared 152
Three examples 157
7 URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES: NATURE, EXTENT AND DIRECTION 167
The urban house and the rural home 168
Social reciprocity between urban and rural areas 172
Economic interactions: Flows of goods and money between urban
and rural areas 180
Return migration 184
Three examples 186
Emerging trends or changing nature? 192
8 COMPARING THE POOR AND THE NON-POOR 195
Some basic characteristics 196
Economic activities and expenditures 199
Rural plots 201
Rural farming: Practices 203
Rural farming: Source of food and income 206
Urban-rural links 210
Vlll
9 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 213
Introduction 213
Summary of findings and conclusions 214
Recommendations 223
Appendices 227
References 257
Summary 267
Samenvatting 271
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African Studies Centre
Research Report 81 / 2006
Bridging the urban-rural divide
Multi-spatial livelihoods in Nakuru town, Kenya
Samuel Ouma Owuor
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Frankfurt aA4
Contents
List of boxes x
List of figures x
List of maps xi
List of tables xi
List of photos xii
Glossary xiu
Acknowledgements xiv
1 THE ISSUE: URBAN POVERTY, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
AND URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES /
Introduction /
The concept of poverty 3
Urbanization, economic crisis and urban poverty 7
The concept of livelihood and the livelihood framework 11
Urban livelihood strategies 16
Urban rural linkages 21
Conceptual framework 33
The present study and its objectives 35
Organization of the book 36
2 THE SETTING: KENYA AND NAKURU TOWN 37
Kenya: Background information 37
Nakuru town 44
3 METHODOLOGY JJ
The study set-up 55
The household as a unit of research and analysis 56
General approach and sampling procedures 61
Methods of data collection 66
Data analysis: Some considerations 72
Characteristics of the sampled households 75
VI1
4 MULTIPLE SOURCES OF LIVELIHOOD:
MANAGING THE HOUSEHOLD TO SURVIVE IN TOWN 8i
Regular gainful occupation 83
Farming and non-farming income-generating activities 85
Income and expenditure 95
Survival of the poorest: The case of Sofia Lela 98
Living beyond full-time employment: The case of Reuben amp; Rita 103
Diversification as life becomes expensive in town:
The case of Alfred amp; Alice 108
Managing the household to survive in town: Some observations 111
5 RURAL FARMING BY URBAN HOUSEHOLDS: THE PRACTICE 115
Rural plots 115
Rural crop cultivation 125
Rural livestock keeping 138
6 RURAL FARMING: SOURCE OF FOOD AND INCOME us
The importance of rural farming as perceived by the respondents 145
The fungible income earner 149
Livestock as reserve wealth for the household 151
Multi and mono-spatial livelihoods: Two livelihood profiles compared 152
Three examples 157
7 URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES: NATURE, EXTENT AND DIRECTION 167
The urban house and the rural home 168
Social reciprocity between urban and rural areas 172
Economic interactions: Flows of goods and money between urban
and rural areas 180
Return migration 184
Three examples 186
Emerging trends or changing nature? 192
8 COMPARING THE POOR AND THE NON-POOR 195
Some basic characteristics 196
Economic activities and expenditures 199
Rural plots 201
Rural farming: Practices 203
Rural farming: Source of food and income 206
Urban-rural links 210
Vlll
9 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 213
Introduction 213
Summary of findings and conclusions 214
Recommendations 223
Appendices 227
References 257
Summary 267
Samenvatting 271 |
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