44 Tribes of Kenya

Kalenjin

They are divided into nine culturally and linguistically related clans: Kipsigis, Nandi, Keiyo, Marakwet, Sabaot, Pokots, Tugen, Terik and...

Mijikenda Tribes

The Mijikenda are a coastal tribal group made up of nine subtribes The Mijikenda are known for the preservation of their traditi...

Embu

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

Waat

They are considered to be One of Kenya’s indigenous hunters and gatherers The Waata translates to people of the bow as it...

Kalenjin

They are divided into nine culturally and linguistically related clans: Kipsigis, Nandi, Keiyo, Marakwet, Sabaot, Pokots, Tugen, Terik and Ogiek.
Oral tradition was and still is very important among the Kalenjin. This is through stories, songs, proverbs, and riddles which in turn preserves their culture
Popular cuisine unique to the Kalenjin is a special beverage known as ‘Mursik’. This consists of fermented whole milk that has been stored in a special gourd, cleaned by using a burning stick. The result is that the milk is infused with tiny bits of charcoal.
Sports is a major interest point among the Kalenjin especially the youth. The most widely known sport among the Kalenjin being long distance marathons

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

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'

They are considered to be One of Kenya’s indigenous hunters and gatherers
The Waata translates to people of the bow as it was their most valuable tool in their hunting activities
The Waata now make a living frommaking charcoal, supplying building poles
They have been marginalized by the Oromo who they were a part of and therefore their culture is being pushed to extinction