In Kakamega district, the status of women is very low especially in areas such as
legal status, rights to land inheritance and entitlement, which are clouded by
traditional and cultural biases. These biases against women especially on rights to
land ownership and other specific resources are still a major concern (Republic of
Kenya, 1994d). General attitudes and biases against women as agriculturalists,
difficulties in land inheritance, obtaining title deeds and loans are common women
problems. Women still form the majority of those surviving under difficult
circumstances in rural and urban areas (Republic of Kenya, 1996b).