Culture

Female genital mutilation is discrimination against women!  This is what WHO says about FGM- FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of the human rights of girls and women. It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women. It is nearly always carried out on...
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Lmaa nite brings together all Kenyans who would like to sample what the maa speaking community have to offer...that is in terms of food, culture, artefacts, entertainment among others. As for the funds raised that nite it will go to fighting hunger and poverty in some of the hardest hit areas as we will...
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LMAA NITE Network: Global Start Time: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:00pm End Time: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 6:00am Location: BOMAS OF KENYA This is cultural event held annually by all lmaa speaking communities from Kenya to Tanzania the main aim is to promote our culture and create unity of purpose amongst the...
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The Maa people (this includes Samburu, Maasai, Ilchamus and all other clans/sub clans) including our adapted Yaku Mukogodo Maasais are undergoing a very fast moving transition from the fourth world unto the third world where the rest of the Kenyan ethnic groups are. Poverty resulting from bad governance has entirely contributed to many people...
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As we've been reporting over the past several months, since February there have been ongoing government assaults on the Samburu people and allied tribes by the Kenyan government, with many people killed and almost all Samburu cattle confiscated.
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But, as you and I are aware, our Maasai society, (Men) warriors are the security providers, the defenders of the society. Considering that a Nation is people, and people comes out of women but todays world demands not just a population but a well informed population therefore, well informed mothers gives birth to a...
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After much soul searching as a team it was agreed upon, on the 10th of October 2009, that we need to go back to the drawing board,invite as many Samburu's as possible,come up with set goals both short term and long term, come up witha constitution,elect officials and also discuss contributions and sustainability of...
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KARE, the Kenya Aid and Relief Effort whose website this blog is part of, has been worried since last March, when police fired on Samburu from the sky and drove away their cattle, that oil and China lay behind that betrayal of trust.
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Maasai men against female genital mutilation is a cause which has been streaming out of many of us, the Maasai men, who are fed up with extreme and harmful practices in our culture.
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MAASAI men against FGM is a newly started Facebook group which goes out to attract particularly Maasai men with intent to create opinion around FGM and its implication on fundamental rights of our sister.
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