Population
Narok County has a child rich population, where 0-14 year olds constitute 51% of the total population. This is due to high fertility rates among women as shown by the highest percentage household size of 4-6 members at 43%.
Employment
Employment
The 2009 population and housing census covered in brief the labour status as tabulated below. The main variable of interest for inequality discussed in the text is work for pay by level of education. The other variables, notably family business, family agricultural holdings, intern/volunteer, retired/homemaker, fulltime student, incapacitated and no work are tabulated and presented in the annex table 33.3 up to ward level.
Table 33: Overall Employment by Education Levels in Narok County
Education Level |
Work for pay |
Family Business |
Family Agricultural Holding |
Intern/ Volunteer |
Retired/ Homemaker |
Fulltime Student |
Incapacitated |
No work |
Number of Individuals |
Total |
12.7 |
16.3 |
45.5 |
1.1 |
10.7 |
9.7 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
393,871 |
None |
7.8 |
18.3 |
48.7 |
1.4 |
18.3 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
120,098 |
Primary |
10.3 |
15.2 |
49.6 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
13.0 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
196,117 |
Secondary+ |
26.1 |
16.0 |
30.5 |
1.1 |
5.9 |
16.4 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
77,656 |
In Narok County, 8% of the residents with no formal education 10% of those with a primary education and 26% of those with a secondary level of education or above are working for pay. Work for pay is highest in Nairobi at 49% and this is almost twice the level in Narok for those with secondary level of education or above.
Gini Coefficient
In this report, the Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Gini index of '0' represents perfect equality, while an index of '1' implies perfect inequality. Narok County’s Gini index is 0.315 compared with Turkana County, which has the least inequality nationally (0.283).
Education
11% of Narok County residents have a secondary level of education or above. Narok North constituency has the highest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above at 16%. This is 8 percentage points above Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above. Narok North constituency is 5 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward has the highest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above at 34%. This is 11 times Naikarra ward, which has the lowest share of residents with a secondary level of education or above. Narok Town ward is 23 percentage points above the county average.
A total of 51% of Narok County residents have a primary level of education only. Emurua Dikirr constituency has the highest share of residents with a primary level of education only at 67%. This is 24 percentage points above Narok West constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with a primary level of education only. Emurua Dikirr constituency is 16 percentage points above the county average. Sogoo ward has the highest share of residents with a primary level of education only at 70%. This is four times Naikarra ward, which has the lowest share of residents with a primary level of education only. Sogoo ward is 19 percentage points above the county average.
A total of 38% of Narok County residents have no formal education. Narok West has the highest share of residents with no formal education at 49% each. This is 23 percentage points above Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest share of residents with no formal education. Narok West constituency 11 percentage points above the county average. Naikarra ward has the highest percentage of residents with no formal education at 81%. This is almost five times Sogoo ward, which has the lowest percentage of residents with no formal education. Naikarr ward is 43 percentage points above the county average.
Energy » Cooking Fuel
Just 1% of residents in Narok County use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and 2% use paraffin. 80% use firewood and 17% use charcoal. Firewood is the most common cooking fuel by gender with 78% in male headed households and 83% in female headed households.
Emurua Dikirr constituency has the highest level of firewood use in Narok County at 97%. This is 39 percentage points above Narok North constituency, which has the lowest share. Emurua Dikirr constituency is about 17 percentage points above the county average. Mogondo ward has the highest level of firewood use in Narok County at 99%.This is six times Narok Town ward, which has the lowest share. Mogondo ward is 19 percentage points above the county average.
Narok North constituency has the highest level of charcoal use in Narok County at 36%.This is 35 percentage points above Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest share. Narok North constituency is 19 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward has the highest level of charcoal use in Narok County at 69%.This is 68 percentage points more than Mogondo and Kapsasian wards, which have the lowest share. Narok Town ward is 52 percentage points above the county average.
Energy » Lighting
Only 6% of residents in Narok County use electricity as their main source of lighting. A further 29% use lanterns, and 54% use tin lamps. 8% use fuel wood. Electricity use is mostly common in male headed households at 7% as compared with female headed households at 4%.
Narok North constituency has the highest level of electricity use at 16%.That is 16 percentage points above Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Narok North constituency is 10 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward has the highest level of electricity use at 46%. That is 46 percentage points Angata Barikoi, Kapsasian and Naikarra wards that have no level of electricity use. Narok Town ward is 40 percentage points above the county average.
Housing » Flooring
In Narok County, 15% of residents have homes with cement floors, while 84% have earth floors. Less than 1% has tile and 1% has wood floors. Narok North constituency has the highest share of cement floors at 27%.That is nine times Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Narok North constituency is 12 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward has the highest share of cement floors at 70%.That is 35 times Mogondo ward has the lowest share of cement floors .Narok Town ward is 55 percentage points above the county average.
Housing » Roofing
In Narok County, less than 1% of residents have homes with concrete roofs, while 49% have corrugated iron sheet roofs. Grass and makuti roofs constitute 35% of homes, and 11% has mud/dung roofs.
Narok North constituency has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 78%.That is almost five times Emurua Dikirr constituency has the lowest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs. Narok North constituency is 29 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward, which has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 91%. That is nine times Mogondo ward, which has the lowest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs. Narok Town ward is 42 percentage points above the county average.
Emurua Dikirr constituency has the highest share of grass/makuti roofs at 81%.That is eight times Narok North constituency, which has the lowest share of grass/makuti roofs. Emurua Dikirr constituency is 46 percentage points above the county average. Two wards, Mogondo and IIkerin, have the highest share of grass/makuti roofs 88% each. This is 88 percentage points above Narok Town ward, which has the lowest share. Mogondo and IIkerin wards are 53 percentage points above the county average.
Housing » Walls
In Narok County, 9% of homes have either brick or stone walls. 75% of homes have mud/wood or mud/cement walls. 10% have wood walls. 3% have corrugated iron walls. 1% has grass/thatched walls. 2% have tin or other walls.
Narok North constituency has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 20%.That is 19 percentage points above Emurua Dikirr constituency, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Narok North constituency is 11 percentage points above the county average. Narok Town ward has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 54%.That is 54 percentage points above IIkerin ward, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Narok Town ward is 45 percentage points above the county average.
Emurua Dikirr constituency has the highest share of mud with wood/cement walls at 95%. That is twice Narok North constituency, which has the lowest share of mud with wood/cement. Emurua Dikirr constituency is 20 percentage points above the county average. Mogondo ward with the highest share of mud with wood/cement walls at 97%.That is four times Narok Town ward has the lowest share of mud with wood/cement walls. Mogondo ward is 22 percentage points above the county average.
Water
Improved sources of water comprise protected spring, protected well, borehole, piped into dwelling, piped and rain water collection while unimproved sources include pond, dam, lake, stream/river, unprotected spring, unprotected well, jabia, water vendor and others.
In Narok County, 20% of residents use improved sources of water, with the rest relying on unimproved sources. There is no differential by gender in use of improved sources at 20% in both male and female headed households.
Narok West constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 29%. That is almost twice Narok East constituency has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Narok West constituency is 9 percentage points above the county average. Ololmasani ward has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 53%. That is 13 times Kapsasian ward, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water Ololmasani ward is 33 percentage points above the county average.
Sanitation
A total of 35% of residents in Narok County use improved sanitation, while the rest use unimproved sanitation. Use of improved sanitation is higher in male headed households at 37% as compared with female headed households at 31%.
Emurua Dikirr constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 55%. That is twice Narok West constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Emurua Dikirr constituency is 20 percentage points above the county average. Ololmasani ward has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 71%.That is 24 times Naikarra ward, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Ololmasani ward is 36 percentage points above the county average.