44 Tribes of Kenya

Sakuye

Mostly identify themselves as Borana Practice some Pre-Islamic beliefs They use Dagora (cloth) which they wr...

Kenyan American Tribe

Kenyan Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Kenyan descent Kenyan Americans are among the highly educated in America

Galla

The people are characterized as warlike women wield great influence over their husbands and enjoy a large degree of freedom of m...

Teso

They used to adhere to their traditional burial rites some of which include exhuming a long dead body in order to release spirits

Sakuye

Mostly identify themselves as Borana
Practice some Pre-Islamic beliefs
They use Dagora (cloth) which they wrap around themselves from hip downwards and a lot of ornaments on their heads especially which they call Shabat
The Sakuye have venerated sacred sites, solely conserved and preserved as part of their cultural traditions and symbols of charisma that can be easily accessed
One of the Sakuye Shrines is believed to have sacred water and all the Sakuye communities across Kenya travel to the site once every mid-year to pay pilgrimage on the sacred grounds.

Kenyan Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of Kenyan descent
Kenyan Americans are among the highly educated in America
They make a percentage of the highly skilled workforce in the county gravitating towards fields such as health care professions, especially nursing. doctors, lawyers, college professors, and business owners and managers.

The people are characterized as warlike
women wield great influence over their husbands and enjoy a large degree of freedom of movement for an Islamic community’

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

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