Agnes Meroka-Mutua
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agnes Meroka-Mutua |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agnes |
| FAMILY NAME | Meroka-Mutua |
| SIGNATURE | MEROKA-MUTUA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nairobi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0436-6195 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Relegation to Elevation
Kenya’s Marriage Act of 2014 was passed with the effect of harmonizing all matrimonial laws in operation in the country into one statute. The Marriage Act provides that all marriages in Kenya have equal legal status, and requires that all marriages, including those concluded under customary law, must be registered. This article analyses how customary marriages have been treated under Kenya’s law in three distinct time periods- the colonial, post-…
A History Without Women
Coercion versus facilitation
A common policy response to female genital mutilation/cutting ("FGM/C") is the enactment of criminal prohibitions. The implementation of such prohibitions requires significant state capacity, which is often associated with the coercion. We examine compliance with anti-FGM/C law in Burkina Faso and Kenya, two countries which are thought to have markedly different state capacity and where the practice of FGM/C has been widespread. Using a hard-case…
Coercion versus facilitation
A common policy response to female genital mutilation/cutting ("FGM/C") is the enactment of criminal prohibitions. The implementation of such prohibitions requires significant state capacity, which is often associated with the coercion. We examine compliance with anti-FGM/C law in Burkina Faso and Kenya, two countries which are thought to have markedly different state capacity and where the practice of FGM/C has been widespread. Using a hard-case…
Coercion versus facilitation
A common policy response to female genital mutilation/cutting ("FGM/C") is the enactment of criminal prohibitions. The implementation of such prohibitions requires significant state capacity, which is often associated with the coercion. We examine compliance with anti-FGM/C law in Burkina Faso and Kenya, two countries which are thought to have markedly different state capacity and where the practice of FGM/C has been widespread. Using a hard-case…
A History Without Women
From Relegation to Elevation
Kenya’s Marriage Act of 2014 was passed with the effect of harmonizing all matrimonial laws in operation in the country into one statute. The Marriage Act provides that all marriages in Kenya have equal legal status, and requires that all marriages, including those concluded under customary law, must be registered. This article analyses how customary marriages have been treated under Kenya’s law in three distinct time periods- the colonial, post-…
Geography (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · African history and culture analysis (1 work) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Coercion (linguistics (1 work) · Compliance (psychology (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work)