Teso

• They used to adhere to their traditional burial rites some of which include exhuming a long dead body in order to release spirits
• They welcome guests with their local beverage known as Ajon which is made from millet
• Their interactions with other communities has impacted the Itesoculture as some cultural practices have been assimilated to their practices
• Traditional song and dance is a part of the Teso culture to mark special events and occasions. Sample video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY2jbRcT-1I

Mijikenda Tribes

• The Mijikenda are a coastal tribal group made up of nine subtribes
• The Mijikenda are known for the preservation of their traditional religion.Each of the Mijikenda groups has a sacred forest, a kaya, which is a place of prayer. Eleven of the approximately 30 kaya forests have been inscribed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests
• Mijikenda people are also known for creating wooden kigango funerary statues which have been displayed in museums around the world and sold in the international art market.The ‘vigango’ and koma are erected after someone's death, to honour them.
• The preservation of their culture and beliefs is attributed to how they have incorporated the myth of their origins, as well as a description of their kaya-based, stratified social structure, into a written record of their culture, which is passed on to their children.
• Mijikenda dancers perform their exhilarating dances in various events today, attracting both domestic and international tourists in festivals celebrating the coastal cultures

Isaak

• Main traders when the Europeans reached the East African port. They acted as guides and translators for the British people
• They are considered to be Urban Somalis from British Somaliland

Leysan

Considered a somalisub tribe and shares most cultural practices with them