44 Tribes of Kenya

Konso

Konso Cultural Landscape has been recognized by UNESCO as a heritage centre Konso sites feature wooden statues - grouped to repr...

Embu

The major artistic activities were basket making,bead making and decoration, making skin clothes, mat making,ironwork, the making of calaba...

Walwana

A marginalized tribal group in Tana riverKnown for their fishing activities in the river They are also known as Malakote and con...

Konso

Konso Cultural Landscape has been recognized by UNESCO as a heritage centre
Konso sites feature wooden statues - grouped to represent respected members of their communities and particularly heroic events
The Konso follow their indigenous traditional beliefs that is shared with the Oromo

The major artistic activities were basket making,bead making and decoration, making skin clothes, mat making,ironwork, the making of calabash dishes and gourds, themanufacture of leg bells, and beekeeping
The Aembu are settled on the slopes of Mount Kenya which is a huge tourist attraction, luring tourists for expeditions each year. The other natural sites found among the Aembu is the ancient Aembu caves known as 'Ngurungaya Ngai'

A marginalized tribal group in Tana riverKnown for their fishing activities in the river
They are also known as Malakote and considered to be part of the Pokomo group.
Kenya’s national anthem is derived from a lullaby in this tribal group. The Walwanaculture is rich in folk tales, songs, dances
There is astrong influence of Pokomo culture in today;s Swahili culture as the Pokomo’s intermarried with the coastal Arabs. One of the languages among the Walwana is a precursor to the Kiswahili Language

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