Intercensal net migration in Kenya district level analysis
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Date
1986-10Author
Wakajummah, John O
Type
ThesisLanguage
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Using 1969 and 1979 census data sets, this study
estimates inter-censal age-specific net migration rates for
Kenya using a non-stable population model - the Age Specific
Growth Rate Technique - developed by Preston and Coale.
The result portrays considerable regional variations
in age specific net migration rates. Major urban areas are
found to register net gains in the population of young adults
aged between 10 and 24 years, while most of the rural districts
tend to experience net out-flow of population in similar age
brackets . Major urban districts are also found to experience
net out-flow of children population aged between 5 and 9 years.
The study further indicates that most of the former
non-scheduled districts and other re-settlement districts in
Kenya tend to register population net gains in all age groups.
Similar phenomenon is observable in most districts along
Kenya's borders with neighbouring countries. Most of the major
cash crop-producing districts are found to gain population of
children aged between 10 and 14 years.
In view of these findings, the last part of this
thesis makes conclusions and puts forth recommendations that
are pertinent to policy making. These include,among others,
the intensification of integrated approach to regional
development; less emphasis on capital-intensive industries;
expansion of agro-industrial establishments in the major
out-migration districts and control of population movements
along the borders. The existing gaps of knowledge in the field
of study are also highlighted in this section.
Citation
Masters of Arts Degree in Population StudiesPublisher
University of Nairobi Department of Arts Population Studies
Description
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the Degree of Master of Arts in Population Studies,
University of Nairobi