miasta-i-wioski: Migori

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Migori, also known as Suna-Migori, is a multi-ethnic municipal town which acts as the capital of Migori County, Kenya. The town is located 63 kilometers south of Kisii town and 22 km north of the Tanzanian border. The Migori Metropolitan area consists of Migori municipality and the adjacent smaller towns. The area has eight constituencies, namely Rongo, Awendo, Suna East, Suna West, Uriri, Nyatike, Kuria East and Kuria West with a total population of 393,012 according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics-sponsored national census of 2019. The neighboring town/constituency of Awendo had 96,872 and Kuria East (Sirare) had 117, 290. In 2010, The Star newspaper reported that the town had…

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Border Conflicts and Socio-Cultural Roles of Women Among the Kuria East Community in Migori County, Kenya. Border conflicts fundamentally reshape women’s socio-cultural roles in traditional communities, yet limited research examines these transformations in African agricultural settings. This study investigated how territorial disputes and resource conflicts affect women’s socio-cultural roles among the Kuria East Community in Migori County, Kenya. The study employed Feminist Conflict Theory with a descriptive mixed-methods approach. The target population comprises 42,000 Kuria women aged 18+ in conflict-affected areas, with a sample size of 224 respondents. Data collection involved structu…

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Determinants and changing trends of woman -to- woman marriages among the Kuria community in Migori County, Kenya. Woman-to-woman marriages have existed for centuries across African societies, primarily instituted by women unable to bear children or male heirs. Among the Abakuria community in Kenya, this practice persists despite legal changes and modernization, though it faces numerous challenges. Children born in these marriages belong to the female husband, denying biological mothers parental rights, while wives of female husbands are often treated merely as child-bearing instruments, lacking societal respect. This study examined the determinants and changing trends of woman-to-woman marr…