Open AccessInfluence of Land Tenure System on Social Economic Development of Households in Kajiado North District
Author(s) -
Wilson G. Ngotho,
Maureen Kangu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of law and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5196
pISSN - 2520-5188
DOI - 10.47604/jpid.14
Subject(s) - stratified sampling , land tenure , socioeconomics , commission , geography , sample (material) , descriptive statistics , government (linguistics) , local government , welfare , economic growth , population , agricultural economics , business , economics , agriculture , demography , statistics , sociology , mathematics , market economy , linguistics , chemistry , philosophy , archaeology , finance , chromatography
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the land tenure system in Kajiado North District on social economic development of households in the area. Methodology: The study employed a descriptive research design. The study population was 108, 538 households in Kajiado North District. The study adopted the adjusting formula of Fisher of 1998 to arrive at the sample size of 384. The sample was selected through stratified random sampling that yielded 384 respondents. A multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the data using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results: The study found that land fragmentation had a negative significant relation with the socio economic development of households in Kajiado North District. Infrastructure development on the other hand was found to have positive significant relationship withthe socio economic development of households in Kajiado North District.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of this study are useful to the National Land Commission and County government of Kajiado in their quest to ensure proper implementation of various land reform requirements and improving the welfare of the residents.