This book discusses the effects of male labour migration on the rural women of Central Nyanza, Kenya, during the colonial era. The effect of male labour migration has persisted til modern day Central Nyanza and therefore it is important to establish its origins and also record its effects particularly on women who continue to form the bulk of the population in rural parts of Kenya. This situation applies to most parts of Kenya and therefore such a study can be replicated. The book is recommended to scholars at all levels of study in History, and particularly African History, as well as those...

This work is a historical description of a prophetic type of church known as Nomiya Luo Church (NLC) in Nyanza Province of Kenya. It is an analysis of both secondary and primary sources on the NLC in order to reconstruct its history, discuss the dynamics of its beliefs and practices, outline the background of the movement, and establish the gender roles and attitudes in this church. The author explores the connections between gender and the Christian ideology of independency in the formation of new social relations. The predominance of women in NLC cannot be overstated. It is inferred that...