Narok County is one of the 47 counties created by the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
The county headquarter is in Narok town, off Narok Nakuru road.
The County is situated in the Great Rift Valley in the Southern part of the Country where it boarders the republic of Tanzania.
The County is named after, Enkare Narok, meaning the river flowing through Narok town.
The County is a member of South Rift Economic Bloc comprising Bomet, Kericho and Kajiado Counties.
The aim of the economic block includes;
- Improvement of the agriculture sector to increase exports to African countries and abroad
- Livestock production
- Wildlife and cultural tourism
- Minerals
- The environment and conferencing.
The main economic activities in the county include pastoralism, crop farming, tourism and trade among other activities undertaken in small scale.
The famous Masaai Mara Game Reserve, featuring the Great Wildebeest Migration which is one of the “seven Wonder of the World is located in the County.
The county has a robust ecological system that residents depend on for agriculture, tourism, water and many other benefits.
The main crops grown in the county are wheat, barley, maize, beans, Irish potatoes and horticultural crops.
Mining activities include Kilimapesa gold mines in Lolgorian, quarry and sand harvesting in Narok South and Narok East Sub-counties.
The major challenges adversely affecting economic prosperity in the county include effects of climate change, poorly developed economic infrastructure, unplanned human settlement and high level of unemployment among the youth.
