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2016

K'AKUMU, OA, Olima WHA, Opiyo R. 2016. Local experiences in Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT): The Case of West Kano Scheme in Kenya. the_paradigm_of_the_public_management_of_irrigation_infrastructure_and_services_has_failed_in_developing_countries.pdf

K'AKUMU, OA, Mwangi W. 2016. Involuntary resettlement policy and praxis in Kenya: conforming with the national land reforms. Journal of Basic and Applied Research International. 16(4):278-291.

K'AKUMU, OA. 2016. Mapping stakeholder positions in the Kenyan land reform process. International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development . 15(1):15-36.Mapping stakeholder positions in the Kenyan land reform process

K'AKUMU, OA, · AMA. 2016. Inter-agency collaboration for fire disaster management in Nairobi City. Journal of Urban Management. 2016

This paper reports on a study involving the market environment for artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi, Kenya. Taking the point of view of exchange relationships within a market systems framework it maps out economic interactions involving actors in this market such as suppliers of raw materials, producers, marketers and users of artisanal dimension stone. This strategy enabled the study to understand the enabling environment for the production and use of artisanal dimension stone that is characterized by the following factors: a rising population that sustains the demand for the built environment products, a vibrant construction market, building regulations that favour the use of stone, availability of cheap and abundant unskilled labour and low standards of stone finish involved, availability of natural rock, a regulatory system that can compromise, lack of support by government institutions and an informal system of transaction that is non-compliant with conventional requirements such as labour and environmental laws but ensures ease of entry into the market environment. Such understanding brings potential for rectifying the negative perceptions about this market environment through policy development and change

2012

K'Kakumu, D. 2012. Subordinationist Typology of Urban Development: Its origins and Manifestation in Nairobi, 30th-3rd June. Conference of the African Studies Association in Germany (VAD) on Embattled Spaces. , Cologne,Germany

K'Kakumu, D. 2012. Urban migration policy and its implications for housing in Nairobi, 26-27 November. The First Conference on Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration in Sub- Saharan Africa. , Nairobi,Kenya

2010

K'AKUMU, OA, JONES B, BLYTH A. 2010. The market environment for artisanal dimension stone in Nairobi, Kenya. Habitat International, 34(1): 96-104.. : Elsevier Abstract

K'AKUMU, OA. 2010. Asserting the nature of man as zoon politikon. City. : Taylor and Francis Abstract

This paper investigates the possibilities of applying emerging management theories and techniques to constitutionally created offices in Kenya and East African region. The benefits from application of these theories, particularly in the judicial services are highlighted.

2009

Gichunge, H, K’Akumu AO, Masu SM. 2009. Factor Cost indices Practices in Building Industry for Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction Volume 14 issue 3.. Website

K'AKUMU, OA. 2009. Colonial and modern Nairobi: the making of a master-servant city. Website

K'AKUMU, OA. 2009. Reforming the statistical system of Kenya: policy implications for the development of building construction statistics. Habitat International, 33(1):120-124.. : Elsevier Abstract

Kenya is in the process of reforming its national statistical system that has been catering to the various sectors of the economy including the building construction sub-sector. This paper evaluates opportunities that the reforms may bring for the improvement of building construction statistics. It starts by a conceptual review of the pertinent issues that generally constitute a challenge to statistical frameworks for construction. These issues are to do with:scope and coverage, institutional governance, comprehensive information system and the informal sector. The reforms to the statistical system in Kenya through the enactment of a new Statistics Act are then considered against their potential for tackling the pertinent issues in building construction statistics as listed above. The paper concludes that the reforms augur well for the improvement of building construction statistics in Kenya but more need to be done to translate the legislative provisions into actionable policy framework. Keywords: Building construction statistics; Statistical system reform; Statistics policy; Kenya

2008

K'AKUMU, OA. 2008. Mainstreaming the Participatory Approach in Water Resource Governance: The 2002 water law in Kenya. Website

2007

K’Akumu, OA, Oyugi MO. 2007. Land use management challenges for the city of Nairobi. Website

K'AKUMU, OA. 2007. The political ecology of water commercialization in Kenya.

K'AKUMU, OA. 2007. Construction statistics review for Kenya.. AbstractWebsite

Construction is a strategic industry in developing economies like Kenya. In order for construction to ably perform this role, there is a need to provide information on its various economic aspects including raw materials, products, processes, finance and labour. Construction statistics of Kenya have been evaluated in order to ascertain their adequacy in terms of scope, portrait, reliability and responsiveness in their coverage of the construction industry. Official statistics published in the annual Statistical Abstract were reviewed according to these adequacy criteria. The findings are that: the scope of construction statistics is narrowly defined making the statistical portrait of the sector incomplete; the statistics are also unreliable in terms of quality and unresponsive to economical challenges of inflation, structural adjustment policies and the decline of the public sector's role in the construction industry. A participatory statistical governance framework is recommended in order to improve the scope of statistics and alleviate the attendant problems, such as the incomplete portrait, that come with the narrow scope.

K'AKUMU, OA. 2007. Strategizing the decennial census of housing for poverty reduction in Kenya..

K'AKUMU, OA. 2007. Sustain no city: An ecological conceptualisation of urban development..

K'AKUMU, OA. 2007. Artisanal materials for sustainable construction in developing countries.. Website

2006

K'AKUMU, OA. 2006. Irrigation Management Transfer in Kenya: the case of West Kano Irrigation Scheme. Website

K'AKUMU, OA. 2006. Privatization model for water enterprise in Kenya.

K'akumu, OA; Appida, PO. 2006. Privatization of urban water service provision: the Kenyan experiment.

K’Akumu, OA. 2006. Evaluation of housing statistics in Kenya. AbstractWebsite

This paper reviews published official statistics in Kenya. It begins with a theoretical study of statistics in general and housing statistics in particular. From here it undertakes a comparative study of housing statistics in other countries especially the US for which statistical programmes are found to be comprehensive, objective oriented and rational. The review proceeds to the Kenyan scene, where in contrast, statistical programmes are found to be unfocussed, at times erroneous, irrelevant, incomplete, or stale, and generally deficient. This deficiency is observed to have serious implications for policy decision making, housing development, housing investment, capacity building, and policy analysis. In this regard proposals are made for development of statistical system for Kenya whose main feature should include a housing statistics strategy. Recommendations are also made for institutional development for housing statistics.

K'AKUMU, OA. 2006. Sustainability prospects for water utilities privatization in Kenya.

K'AKUMU, OA. 2006. Toward effective governance of water services in Kenya.

Opiyo, RO, K’Akumu OA. 2006. ICTs Application In The Informal Sector: The Case Of Kariokor Market Cluster In Nairobi, Kenya (Urban Forum Journal Paper)..