Narok
Southern Mau and Trans Mara
“The forest that shelters us we must in turn shelter.”
The Kipsigis and Ogiek communities of the Mau side of Narok.
- Capital
- Narok Town
- Region
- Southern Mau and Trans Mara
- Altitude
- 1,600 to 2,900 metres
- Economy
- Wheat, tea, livestock, tourism
- Kipsigis
- Ogiek
Narok · Bomet border wards · Kilgoris frontier · Olokurto
The Kalenjin presence in Narok is concentrated on the Mau ridge and the western wards that border Bomet and Trans Mara. Kipsigis families farm wheat and tea along the highlands, and the Ogiek keep their ancestral country in the eastern Mau forest.
This is one of the counties where the Foundation's work sits closest to questions of land, forest, and neighbourliness. The Kalenjin communities here share a long history with the Maasai, and much of our work is done together with Maasai elders.
Programmes in Narok concentrate on the Ogiek of the Mau, on cross border peace, and on the schools of the ridge wards that serve both Kipsigis and Maasai children.
Ogiek and the Mau
Support for the Ogiek Peoples Development Programme and forest land recovery.
Cross border peace
Joint elder councils with Maasai neighbours along the Trans Mara boundary.
Schools of the ridge
Support for primary and secondary schools that serve both communities.
Narok County Liaison (placeholder)
Regional Coordinator, Southern Mau
info@kalenjin.foundation
If you live or work in Narok and would like to be involved, please write to us and mention the county in your subject line.