Social, Economical and Political Inequalities in Kenya: Affects & Causes

Social, Economical and Political Inequalities in Kenya: Affects & Causes

Introduction

In many patriarchal societies and developing countries, both men and women do not get equal opportunities, including social, economical and political rights. Since acquiring political independence in 1963, Kenya has been struggling with the ever lingering problems of unbalanced and disrupted regional development. By implementing various intervention and policies, Kenya government has tried eradicating the discriminative and partial effects of regal policies that had caused wide gap and disparities among various regions on the basis of political, social and economical inequalities . In this paper we are critically going analyze impact and causes of social, economic, and political in Kenya. The purpose of this The purpose of this paper is to expand the boundaries of our knowledge by exploring some relevant facts and figures relating to the social, political, and economic inequalities. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to apply such knowledge towards improving effectiveness of Kenya.

Literature Review

In this part of the paper we are going to provide research done by different authors on the causes and impact of political, social, and economic inequalities. This section will also include related theories.

Background and Context of the Study

People in Kenya have enjoyed long periods of prosperity and peace, unlike the most of the neighboring countries. Ethnical and regional disparities, however, have always lingered on the surface. Decades of economic well-being in terms of political, social and gender quality accounted for the absence of internal contradictions. But the past events including 1992, 1997 and 2007 Presidential elections evident the deep rooted inter region and ethnic conflicts, since years. Scholars have agreed on the prevalence of inequitably and exploitation of political power to dominate and rule over the state resources (Ploubidis & Kuper, 2013). In order to mitigate such problems, several successive governments produced policies to advance the socio-economic equity.

Dynamics of Power

The ethnical and regional discrepancies in Kenya have largely come into notice after the controversial elections in 2007. In recent times, the region which dominates political hegemony in Kenya also monitors the magnitude and direction of the economical and political state resources. In recent times, the region which dominates political hegemony in Kenya also monitors the magnitude and direction of the economical and political state resources.

Theoretical Perspectives

The dynamics of regional disruptions, political and economical inequalities and marginalization in Kenya have become the center of attraction for most studies and researches. The ethnicity and cultural identities play an incredibly significant role in Kenyan politics.

Economic and social Inequality

Economic inequality is the fundamental disparity that allows a person to certain materials opportunities and denies to another. Measures relating to the unequal distribution income provide insight into how the distribution of growth and development occurs between different social groups. The most equitable income distributions are one of the characteristics of developed societies, whereas most backward economies usually have a distribution of income and wealth more unequal (Van & Speybroeck, ...