Twenty Five Rachuonyo Sub County Chiefs Inducted on Women Land and Property Rights

On the 24 June 2016 the Rachuonyo Court Users Committee (CUC) organized training for chiefs from the sub county themed, “The Laws of Succession Act and chief’s roles as mediators in the family conflict resolution.” The meeting brought together 30 participants including, the Homa Bay County Resident Judge Hon Hellen Omondi, Rachuonyo Sub-County administrator Mr. Nicholas Kosgey, chiefs from Rachuonyo Sub-County, The OCPD of Kendu Bay and Senior Resident Magistrate Rachounyo County Hon. Mokuo among other distinguished attendees.

The meeting was important to KELIN as a follow up on our partnership with the CUCs. Mr. Onyango Ondeng represented KELIN and facilitated a session on “Women and Land Rights in Context” and outlined the traditional and cultural practices that hinder women from inheriting land and property. He stressed that Article 159 (2) (c) and (3) of the constitution recognizes the use of traditional dispute resolution mechanisms hence providing a window for mediation on widows’ rights.

He introduced KELIN’s publications that seek to enhance the use traditional mechanisms and expedite the recognition of the formal justice system. These include the training manual titled “Providing an effective learning experience for women’s property rights using alternative dispute resolution mechanism: The place for traditional justice system” and a handbook on Women’s Property Rights

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For more information contact:

Onyango O. Ondeng | Program Manager, Women Land and Property Rights

Milimani area |Opposite Jalaram Academy

Off Nairobi Rd @ Kisumu Pentecostal Church

P.O Box 7708| 40100 Kisumu – Kenya

Tel: +254-57-2532664: Cell- [Office]: +254-708-342197

Website: www.kelinkenya.org