Narok County in the South Rift Valley is the heartland of Kenya's Maasai community and home to the Maasai Mara National Reserve — one of Africa's most celebrated wildlife destinations. The county's economy combines pastoralism, wildlife tourism, wheat farming on the Mau Escarpment, and a growing service sector centred on the tourism industry. Radio stations serving Narok broadcast in Maasai (Maa) alongside Swahili, providing programming that addresses the specific concerns of pastoralist communities: livestock prices, water access, land rights, and the cultural calendar of Maasai ceremonies and traditional practices. Tourism sector news — wildlife conditions in the Mara, conservation developments, and hospitality industry updates — is also a regular feature. The Maasai community's dispersed settlement patterns and large distances between homesteads make radio particularly important as a medium for connecting remote communities. Stream Narok and Maasai region radio on Radio.co.ke.
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