List Of Plain Nilotes In Kenya
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Below are the full List of Plain Nilotes In Kenya
The Plain Nilotes include the Maasai, Teso, Samburu and Turkana.
They have traditionally practiced nomadic pastoralism.
They occupy the vast sweep of western Kenya’s Rift Valley, which skirts the border of Uganda from Sudan in the north, to Tanzania in the south. They are traditionally found in Turkana, Laikipia, Samburu, Kajiado and Narok counties.
The Maasai and the Samburu speak Maa language, while the Turkana speak Turkana/Turkwana.
Where did the plain Nilotes in Kenya come from?
Nilotes. Nilotes are believed to have originated from the Nile Valley. Nilotes are mainly found in the Southern half of Sudan, Northern Uganda, the lake regions of Kenya and Tanzania.
When did the Nilotes arrive in Kenya?
For various reasons, slow and multigenerational migrations of Nilotic Luo peoples occurred from South Sudan into Uganda and western Kenya from at least 1000 AD, and continuing until the early 20th century.
Which Nilotic tribe is in Kenya?
Nilotic ethnic groups include the Luo, Masai, Turkana, Samburu, and the Kalenjin.
The Luo are the second largest ethnic group in Kenya and they live for the most part on the shores of Lake Victoria. The Luo migrated from the Nile region of the Sudan around the 15th century.