Effect of domestic work on children’s schooling in Samburu county, Kenya

Abstract

This study sought to analyse the effect of domestic work on children’s schooling in Samburu County, Kenya. The study adopted the Survey Research method. This method of data collection was used because it is the most appropriate for generating data and describing a population too large to observe directly. For this reason, structured interviews and questionnaires were applied. Direct observations were used to assess the nature of the regions studied and capture relevant ‘off-the-cuff’ remarks of the respondents. In this study, the analysis of the data was done using both descriptive and inferential statistical tools. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to aid data analysis, organisation, interpretation and presentation. The study revealed that respondents’ background factors, like domestic work, influence access to basic formal education among the Samburu. From the findings of this study, it is concluded that domestic work negatively impacts accessibility to basic formal education. Accordingly, the study recommends that child rights and awareness creation be enhanced.