Mwangi, Judy WambuiKimani, Elishiba NjambiMasiga, Casper Operee2022-01-312022-01-312020-07-31Judy Wambui Mwangi: Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020; 2(6):01- 132581-8783http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23131A research paper in Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020; 2(6):01- 13Gender inequality in access and control of all resources has been a major concern for many governments and other stakeholders. Many stakeholders have endeavored to design and implement various strategies and mechanisms aimed at advancing gender balance in all spheres of life. However, this objective has not been achieved. This prompted the need for this study that sought to investigate the status of access and control of land and dairy products by men and women and their influence on access and control of household welfare. The study was done in Murang’ a CountyKenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: to identify the dairy products existing in male and female-headed households in Murang’ a county, Kenya; to establish the status of access to land and dairy products by men and women and to establish the status of control of land and dairy products by men and women. The study was guided by the Women Empowerment Framework (WEF) espoused by Sarah Longwe (1991). The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select Kigumo Sub-county as the area of the study. Further, a simple random sampling technique was used to select four hundred and forty-two (442) male and female-headed households practicing dairy farming in the Sub-county to participate in the study. Corresponding Author* Judy Wambui Mwangi Article History Received: 15.07.2020 Accepted: 29.07.2020 Published:31.07.2020 Research Article Available Online : https://aipublisher.org/ajahss-volume-2-issue-2-February-2020/ Judy Wambui Mwangi: Addaiyan Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020; 2(6):01- 13 Available Online: https://aipublisher.org/ajahss-volume-2-issue-6-june-july-2020/ 2 Selected community leaders and key county officers were included as key informants. To generate the required data, the study utilized interview schedules for the selected male and female household heads, a guided questionnaire for the key informants, and an observation checklist. Quantitative data were analyzed through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) while qualitative data was analyzed on the basis of major themes derived from the study objectives. The study established that the existing dairy products in the study area included dairy cows, milk, manure, calves and biogas. The existing dairy products and land were found to be accessed by both men and women while control of the same was mainly by men.enAccess and controlDairy productsGenderedHousehold welfareland, StatusArticle