Table 5: The mean rank scores of drivers for cattle movement. The ranking is based on a sample size of 45 respondents, 15 in each village.

Villages Kimotorok Sukuro Oltukai Overall rank
Variables Score Score Score Score p, (df = 2)
Searching for pasture 1 1 1 1 1
Searching for water 2.4 2.5 2.75 2 0.93
Disease avoidance from wildlife 5 3 2.5 2 0.85
Avoid cultivated areas 4.5 3.5 2.5 3 0.56
Avoiding water logged area 3 5.5 4.3 4 0.58
Predation avoidance 5 4 0 5 0.001
Large cattle herd size 5.5 4.5 5 6 0.02
Pasture conservation 6 6.5 4.75 7 0.24
Avoid invasive plants 0 7 4.5 8 0.047
Culture practices and norms 0 0 0 9 0

Ranking score 1-9, top rank (1) was observed for search of pasture while least rank (9) was observed for Culture practices and norms where 1 shows most frequently scored driver for livestock movement, p = probability and df = degrees of freedom. The variables unknown to pastoralists or considered as part of Maasai cultural norms were ranked as 0.