Kenya
The capital and main city is Nairobi. Mombasa is the second largest city.- The official language is Kiswahili
- Area: 224,081 sq mi (approx. 2x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 49 million in 2017
- Climate: Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country
Fun Fact: Kenya shares Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake behind Lake Superior, with Uganda and Tanzania
Publications and Presentations
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Smallholder land ownership in Kenya: distribution between households and through time
Burke, W.J. and T.S. Jayne. 2013. Smallholder Land Ownership in Kenya: Distribution Between Households and Through Time. Agricultural Economics 45: 185-198.
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Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya
Muyanga, M., T.S. Jayne and W.J. Burke. 2013. Pathways Into and Out of Poverty: A Study of Determinants of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya. Journal of Development Studies 49(10): 1358-1374.
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134