| dc.description.abstract | The study was conducted in Mombasa District of the Coast Province
of Kenya. The period of data collection was between September 1989
and pecember 1989 with few follow-up visits after the data
collection. A pre-survey visit as well as a pretest of the
questionnaire was done between July-August 1989.
The study covers the whole of Mombasa district. Due to the
expected role of the environment as either a push factor at the
point of destination, substantial studies were done on the district
environment. This not only included the physical environment but
also the socio-economic (cultural) environment.
A number of objectives for the study were set forth before data
collection and consequent analysis begun. Among these was the need
to assess the prevailing migration trend for Mombasa district. The
study also aimed at obtaining reliable data on migration for the
district from which inferences can be made. There was need to
establish whether migration st.r eams do exist in Mombasa district as
well as to ascertain the volume"of!migration for different age
groups. There is need to tabulate migration data from Mombasa
district for easy reference as well as comparison with related
studies as well as gauging migrants' future aspirations as a result
of their present migration experiences.
The study aimed at investigating whether the migrants intend to
move elsewhere after a period of time.
Lastly, the study aimed at evaluating the implications of the
discovered trends and thus make recommendations to researchers,
planners as well as the policy makers.
The sample was drawn from a complete list of all residential areas
in Mombasa as recorded for the purpose of the 1989 National census.
stratified and random sampling methods were used to pick the 301
respondents interviewed in this study.
The chi-square method was employed to test the hypothesis in this
study. other statistical methods used in the analysis were the
Pearson's contingency Coefficient method, the Phi-Statistic as well
as Goodman and Kruskal's tau.
The study established that ethnic factors are important in
individuals decision to migrate and also where to migrate to. Age
and marital selectivity were identified to affect the pattern of
migration. Age takes the expected trend where the migration peak
is at the age group 18-25 years. It was established that most of
...,.. - the migrants to Mombasa move from destinations other than
their reported place of birth.
Through the use of sex ratios it was established that migration
plays a great role in increasing the population of Mombasa.
Relatives, who were identified as the main source of information on
existing job opportunities at Mombasa were very important in
supporting the new migrants. Distance was discounted as being an
intervening obstacle as a great number of migrants had moved 500
Kms of more in their migration process. It was realized that the
occupation of the migrant was important especially when reasons for
migrations were analyzed where many migrants in search of jobs were
jobless or reported to have been farmers. A substantial number of
people in employment moved to Mombasa on transfer.
Also the study established that hierarchical migration pattern was
not reflected in the Mombasa study as well as urban-urban migrants
dominating the migration flows.
Migration trends in Mombasa district are taking an up-turn. The
increase in the sex ratio is an indication that migration still
plays an important role in the population growth rate. However,
there will be bigger return migration flow as the migrants approach
retirement age. Many of the migrants are not committed to continue
their stay in mombasa after retirement. Urban to urban migration
has now become important in Mombasa as we see many migrants moving
into Mombasa from other urban centers. Ethnic linkages are still
important. They serve as a basis for information flow as well as
receiving stations for the homeless-jobless migrants.
motive still remains dominant as cause for migration
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