Featured Works
A curated selection of defining texts, journal articles, and policy papers representing decades of academic contribution.
Changes in Economy and Ideology: A Study of Joluo of Kenya with Special Reference to Women
A foundational Ph.D. study evaluating the intersection of class, gender, and colonial history on the Kenyan economy, specifically among the Joluo community. It highlights how modernisation and the monetisation of the economy differentially affected men and women.
Definitions of Women and Development: An African Perspective
A widely cited critique of how international development agencies define and approach 'the woman's problem' in Africa. The work advocates for analyses rooted in local African contexts rather than Western-centric development paradigms.
Daughters of the Lakes and Rivers: Colonization and the Land Rights of Luo Women
Explores how colonial policies and subsequent land tenure reforms marginalized women, particularly regarding land ownership and economic independence in the Lake Victoria region.
The Enduring Necessity of Indigenous Knowledge in Climate Policy
We continue to look for solutions in the same places that created the problem. My recent reflections on how traditional land management practices in Sub-Saharan Africa hold the key to sustainable climate adaptation.
Read the full essay"To write about African women without letting them speak is not scholarship, it is ventriloquism."