Narok

Background

Narok County is among the fourteen counties implementing the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience project. It borders among other Counties, Kajiado which is also implementing the project. The county is inhabited by the Maasai who are among the marginalized communities in the country. Narok County boasts of high livestock populations, with pastoralism being the main production system. Two-thirds of the County is classified as semi-arid (Narok DEAP 2009-2013). Communities in Narok face frequent drought occurring every four years, increasing the vulnerability of the inhabitants. Narok County is regarded as a haven of livestock diseases. This is because of its strategic location linking the Western and Rift valley areas to the Nairobi market. Free movement of animals in the area predisposes livestock to diseases with important ones being Foot and mouth, Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia for cattle and Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia and Peste des petits ruminants in shoats. Resilience project envisages to benefit 290,333 (146,869 males and 143,464 females) direct beneficiaries by building their resilience to drought related livestock emergencies.

Achievements under thematic areas


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1. Nturumeti water pan

Also known as Inkinye water pan is situated 11KMs from Ntulele (Latitude: -1.20735; Longitude: 36.092353) along Ntulele Mosiro road, next to Inkinye Primary School. A water pan with capacity of 21,000M3 is already serving 460 households residing in the area. Because of its strategic position along livestock migratory route from the larger Mosiro (Narok and Kajiado) towards Mau areas, a dry season strategic grazing area. Also, the area is a stock route for livestock destined to Ntulele livestock market at Ntulele Centre. Construction of the pan is since complete. The pan is envisaged to reduce trekking distances from 10km to 8Kms.

2. Olmunanda Kordai water pan

Olmunanda water pan is situated 39 KMs from Ntulele (Latitude: -1.244634; Longitude: 35.997145 through Ongata Nado centre. The pan with capacity of 25,000M3 is already serving 595 households residing in the area. Olmunanda water pan is located strategically along livestock migratory route from the larger Mosiro (Narok and Kajiado) towards Mau areas, a dry season strategic grazing area. The area is a stock route for livestock destined to Ntulele livestock market at Ntulele Centre. Construction of the pan is since complete. The pan serving both residents of Narok and Kajiado counties is envisaged to reduce trekking distances from 14km to 8Kms.

3. Kipurses water pan

Kipurses water pan (Latitude: -1.572438; Longitude: 36.028499 is located in Elangata Enterit area, Naroosura Maji Moto ward, Narok South Sub-County. Situated approximately 96KMs from Narok Town, the pan whose construction is complete has a capacity of 25,000M3. It is serving 1,050 households’ residents of Narok and Kajiado counties, reducing trekking distances from 9km to 6Kms in search for water. The area which borders Kajiado County is a livestock stock route for livestock enroute to Nairobi from Naroosura and Loita areas. The pan boasts of modern design fitted with standard watering troughs for large and small stock, latrines (for males and females) and fence to control movement of livestock around the facility.

4. Nalepo borehole

Nalepo borehole is situated in the Mara area, Endonyo Erinka (Latitude: -1.268286; Longitude 35.309782), Mara Ward, Narok West Sub-County, Narok County. The facility is approximately 190M deep, with a yield of 14M3 per hour. It is estimated to serve 6500 persons leaving in the area (about 1083 households) and more than 10,000 livestock kept by community members in the area. The borehole is powered by solar panels and fitted with a 32,000 litre overhead tank as a reservoir.

  1. Ololulung’a livestock saleyard

Situated at Ololulung’a town 30KMs West of Narok town (Latitude: -1.00222; Longitude: 35.66774), this is a primary livestock market with a capacity of 500 cattle and 1,500 sheep and goats, envisaged to benefit 1,191 households from Ololulung’a ward and parts of Mara, Melelo and Central wards among other areas. Sale yard is equipped with an office block, business stalls, main sale yard with paddocks for traders, a loading ramp and health facilities (two latrines, water harvesting and storage equipment). Construction of Ololulung’a livestock market is complete.

  1. Kapsinendet livestock sale yard

Kapsinendet livestock sale yard is found in Transmara East Sub-County (Latitude: -0.999675; Longitude: 35.136653). The market is positioned along a livestock stock route from a larger Transmara catchment towards parts of Cis-Mara and Bomet. The area is rich in fattening stock. Market targets to benefit more than 3,000 households residing in the area and surroundings. Kapsinendet market is equipped with modern market facilities. Construction is complete.

  1. Suswa livestock sale yard

Suswa market is largest of all. A secondary livestock market is strategically situated 60KMs from Narok Town along Narok Mai Mahiu road at Suswa centre (Latitude: -1.15173; Longitude: 35.76243). The centre shares boundaries with Nakuru and Kajiado County. Suswa Livestock sale yard is a terminal market for most of the livestock from farms and primary markets in the Larger Narok County. Presence of Standard Gauge Railway station at Suswa is a game-changer to livestock marketing in the County since SGR provides a strategic transport medium for livestock from the area to many parts of the Country and beyond. Facility has a capacity of 1,200 cattle serving approximately 4,174 households who are residents of Narok, Kajiado and Nakuru areas surrounding the market. Suswa market is also key in supplying finished stock for slaughter to Nairobi, Naivasha and Kiambu abattoirs, and also breeding and fattening stock to livestock keepers in the Country. The market is complete

  1. Ngosuani livestock saleyard

Situated 52KMs from Narok Town along Narok Sekenani Tarmac-road, Ngosuani market (Latitude: -1.40612; Longitude: 35.5942) boasts of a large catchment area stretching from Koyiaki, Endonyo Narasha, to Siana. Despite being categorized as Primary, the market also acts as Secondary market for Ilkerin, Ololaimutia, Naikarra, Talek and Endonyo Narasha markets. Ngosuani Market is a main feeder market for Ewaso Ngiro, Narok town, Naivasha, Kiambu and Nairobi Abattoirs. Market targets to benefit 2,717 households who are majorly from the area and surroundings. The market is complete

  1. Lolgorian sale yard

Lolgorian sale yard (Latitude: -1.236078; Longitude: 34.8023) is situated 1 km from main Lolgorian centre. The market is second largest after Kilgoris sale yard and an important feeder market to Aitong, Kapsinendet and Chebunyo markets. The area has a large catchment of livestock which comprise of the main economic opportunity for communities residing in the area. The sale yard is strategic for livestock marketing with livestock keepers from other areas targeting the marketing for breeding stock (especially Sahiwal, borane and red Maasai sheep) and finished stock for meat market. Market targets to benefit 3,590 households residing in the area and beyond. The market is complete

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