Pastoralists are a group of people who inhabit harsh and remote regions of Kenya. Pasture and water for their animals dominate their priorities. This paper is premised on the findings of a study that sought to establish parental perceptions towards the implementation of free primary education among pastoralists in West Pokot County, Kenya. Respondents were the parents, teachers and pupils from selected schools in the county. The study was guided by the Rational Action Theory advanced by Goldthorpe. A pragmatic research paradigm, in which a descriptive research design was employed, was adopted. The target population comprised 60,000 pupils, 503 head teachers and parents in 503 primary schools. The study used a sample size of 300 pupils, 50 head teachers and 50 parents selected using purposive sampling technique. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using a questionnaire. Pearson correlation and regression analyses were computed to test the level of association between variables and to test the hypotheses respectively. Qualitative data were analysed through reporting themes that emerged. The themes emerging from secondary data were identified to augment the primary data. The results of correlations indicated that the Pearson correlation coefficient between parental perception and free primary education policy implementation was 0.792, indicating a strong positive association between parental perception and free primary education policy implementation in the county. Further, results of the regression coefficients revealed that parents’ perception (β=0.027, p<0.05) was significant to free primary education policy. Although parents of pastoralist communities in West Pokot County are positive towards the FPE implementation, more resources need to be directed to them to realize a more gainful venture in education in the region.