Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Politics of Exclusion/Inclusion -- Multi-Partism and the Political Economy of Exclusion in Kenya -- Introduction -- Understanding what political parties are not: A Redundant Note -- Reinvention of and Appropriation of Ubuntu Communalism and Ethnic Politics -- Closed spaces and Politics of Marginalization -- The Leviathan: Closed Spaces and Conflicts -- Towards a New Alternative politics for state reconstruction -- Notes -- References -- Natural Resource Governance and Multi-stakeholder Dialogue -- Introduction -- Stakeholder Involvement and Governance -- The development of Natural Governance and Dialogue in Africa -- Areas for Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue -- Conclusion -- References -- The Story of Coastal Kenya: More than Five Centuries of Externally Crafted and Internally Inflicted Marginalization -- Historical Background -- The defeat of the Portuguese -- Malindis in Mombasa -- Religious Marginalization -- Political Marginalization -- Busaidy Dynasty -- Challenged -- Land Alienation -- The Digo -- Land Ownership Marginalization -- Marginalization in Education -- Discrimination and Marginalization -- Suffered Worst -- Kenyatta and Moi: The "Conquistadors" -- Kaya Bombo and the Mombasa Republican Council -- Way Forward -- References -- Mainstreaming Gender in the Lake Victoria Region for Sustainable Regional Development -- References -- The Politics of Identity -- Ethnicity: The Jinx to Kenyan Politics and Economic Development -- Introduction -- Meaning and Nature of Ethnic Groups and Ethnicity -- Genesis of Ethnicity in Kenyan Political and Development Arena -- Political and Economic Development participation since Independence -- Implications of Ethnicity in Kenya -- Conclusion -- References.

Deconstructing the Mindset of Poor Communities in the Coast of Kenya for Socio-Economic Development -- Introduction -- Socio-cultural Hindrances to Development in the Coast Province -- Formation of Defeatist Beliefs, Attitudes and Perceptions -- The Process of Deconstructing the Defeatist Mindset for Development -- Methodology of Deconstructing Negative Mindset of the Communities -- The Pragmatism of the Deconstruction Process -- References -- The Change of Gikuyu Value-Systems in Central Kenya: From Pre to Post Independent Kenya -- Introduction -- Value Systems prior to Colonization -- Gikuyu Political System -- The Gikuyu Economy -- Social Organization - The House, Clan and Age-set: Nyumba (Mbari), Mihiriga na Riika -- Practical traditional education -- Circumcision/incision -- Gikuyu family -- The Gikuyu after independence -- The Gikuyu dilemma in a nutshell -- Economic Disempowerment -- Political Suspicion -- Way Forward -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- The Kadhi's Court and the Constitution of Kenya -- Introduction -- Entrenching Kadhi's Courts in Kenya's Constitution -- The Bomas and the Wako Drafts: A Critical Assessment -- Kadhi's Courts in the Harmonised Draft Constitution and the Proposed Constitution of Kenya -- Reasons for and against the Kadhi's Courts -- Entrenching the Kadhi's Courts in the Constitution -- The Way Forward -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Channelling Youth Energies, Expanding Opportunities -- Empowerment of Youth and Communities in the Coast Province through Strategic Investments in Education -- Background -- Limited Access to Education at the Coast -- Quality of Education and Performance in National Examinations -- Attitude -- Lack of Role Models -- Indiscipline and Drug Abuse -- The Political Dimension -- Religion -- Empowering the Youth in the Coast Province -- Conclusion -- References.

Search for Identity: Youth, Culture and Religion in the Mount Kenya Region -- Introduction -- Identity and Youth -- Culture -- Religion -- The Functions of Religion in the Cultural Matrix -- Resacralizing the Public Domain: The Case of Mungiki -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Integrating Tourism with Rural Development Strategies in Western Kenya -- Introduction -- Tourism and Rural Development -- Method -- Results and Discussion -- Community Based Tourism (CBT) -- Nature Based Tourism -- Agricultural Tourism -- Conclusion -- References -- HIV as a Delimiting Factor for Development in the Lake Basin Region -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results: HIV Prevalence in the Lake Basin Region -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Promoting Youth Agenda in Nairobi: Benefits Potential of Urban Public Transport in Nairobi -- Introduction -- Rationale for Focusing on Youth -- Policies and Plans Shaping Urban Public Transport in Kenya -- Government Policies and Initiatives -- Other national Initiatives and Regulations Linked with the Transport Sector Growth -- Nairobi Oriented Policies and Plans -- The Study on Master Plan for Urban Transport in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area -- Spatial Planning Concept for Nairobi Metropolitan Region -- Urban Public Transport Development and Nairobi Youth Benefits -- Notes -- References -- Investing in Knowledge Economy: Opportunities and Challenges for Youth in Rift Valley, Kenya -- Introduction -- Youth and Post-election Violence in Rift Valley -- Opportunities and Prospects for Youth in Rift Valley -- Knowledge Economy, Skill, Education and Training -- Role of ICT in Vocational Skill Development -- Providing ICT and Skill Training -- Education through ICT -- Narrowing the Digital Divide -- ICT Employment Generation through Entrepreneurship -- Promoting Public-Private Partnership to Generate Employment.

ICT-Based Employment Opportunities for Disadvantaged Youth -- Knowledge Economy and the Informal Sector -- Putting Young People in the Lead -- Challenges -- ICT Entrepreneurship Support Programs -- Conclusion -- References -- Notes on Contributors -- Back cover.