Rahani: A Unique Commercial Land Tenure Arrangement Amongst the Digo of Kenya's Coast
Land ownership, distribution, utilisation and exchange amongst the Oigo people of Kenya's lower Coast is done through both formal systems and informal
arrangements. 'Rahani'is an informal arrangement that allows landowners to rent out their excess or idle land at a price over an uncertain duration. Using
data from several classes of respondents, this paper found that landowners practice 'rahani'to get quick money to attend to immediate domestic, personal