Kenya: Tribal Alliances Are Back Again

14 October 2011
opinion

I do not know about the rest of Africa but here, obsession with our tribe has been with us in this country since pre- colonial times. It is the reason every tribe fought one another either to conquer them and take their lands and wealth. In many instances, these conflicts ended up in draws where there was no winner and the communities ended up living as friendly neighbours and even marrying one another.

It is these age-old fights and intermarriages that have seen different communities speaking many languages across the borders in our country. Along those borders, it is almost difficult to distinguish between Luos, Subas, Samias, Wanyore and Kipsigis. Years of intermarriage between Kalenjins, Kikuyus and Maasais in the Rift Valley make it difficult for the younger generations to understand the politics of the tribe.

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