Green investments and local tensions in northern Kenya's drylands

Caleb Braham; Ceciliah Njagi; Emma Bostrup; Eric Kioko; Jane Mutune; Mads Yding; Marie Ladekjær Gravesen; Millicent Omala; Peter Albrecht

Green investments and local tensions in northern Kenya's drylands

Caleb Braham
, Ceciliah Njagi
, Emma Bostrup
, Eric Kioko
, Jane Mutune
, Mads Yding
, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen
, Millicent Omala
, Peter Albrecht

Global Security and Worldviews

Kenyatta University
School of Environmental Studies, Kenyatta University
University of Nairobi
Oxford University

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Abstract

Large green investments in northern Kenya are reshaping how local communities use and manage their land. This is creating new legal and political tensions that risk undermining the country’s green transition.

Original language	English
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Apr 2026

Series	DIIS Policy Brief

Keywords

Green investments
Conflict
Kenya

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