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.