Relationship between household mobility and primary school enrolment in Samburu County, Kenya

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the relationship between household mobility and primary school enrolment in Samburu County, Kenya. Three agro-ecological zones and regions (Highland-Rural, Lowland-Rural, and Urban) impact differently on access to basic formal education among the nomadic pastoral Samburu. To facilitate the data collection, Samburu District was stratified into three clusters – Highland-Rural, Lowland-Rural and Urban. Multi-stage and random sampling were used to select from each cluster, one division, one location, one sub-location and then 200 household heads from all the villages in the sub-location. That is moving from the division down to the villages using random sampling. Data were collected and analysed using Excel and SPSS computer packages and further presented using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that mobility is a critical factor, especially in the Lowland-Rural region, affecting access to basic formal education. For this reason, schools are needed in such areas. The above can be accomplished by having mobile and /or more boarding schools.