Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of the 1972-76 period of
drought upon the people of the Loitokitok area of Kajiado District.
The relationship between changing land use patterns, social systems,
resource availability and the ability of people to cope with drought
is discussed for Maasai pastoralists, Maasai agro-pastoralists and
non-Maasai farmers. The paper concludes that if contemporary trends in
land use are permitted to continue unchecked then the vulnerability
of both farmers and pastoralists to future drought will increase
