44 Tribes of Kenya

Luo

The Luo people are well known for their fishing activities and are believed to be the first community to fish by the Lake Victoria

Konso

Konso Cultural Landscape has been recognized by UNESCO as a heritage centre Konso sites feature wooden statues - grouped to repr...

Kisii

They are known for soapstone carvings, basketry and pottery. The stone is mined and carved in Tabaka, South Mugirango, where several famili...

Kenyan American Tribe

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

Luo

The Luo people are well known for their fishing activities and are believed to be the first community to fish by the Lake Victoria
The Luo preserve some of their ritualistic cultural practices especially burial rites depending on how a person dies. Initiation rituals such as removing of the lower six teeth and tattooing of the body have however been phased out with time
The Luo community are in particular known for their musical skills and instruments such as the Nyatiti particularly unique to them. Aspects of their traditional style of music has been carried to modern times particularly known as ‘Ohangla’ and ‘Benga’. Sample music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_j2bD0rHs
Their oral traditions have led to the preservation of some ancient notable personalities among the Luo. This includes LwandaMagere and Gor Mahia whom a Kenyan Football team is named after

Konso Cultural Landscape has been recognized by UNESCO as a heritage centre
Konso sites feature wooden statues - grouped to represent respected members of their communities and particularly heroic events
The Konso follow their indigenous traditional beliefs that is shared with the Oromo

They are known for soapstone carvings, basketry and pottery. The stone is mined and carved in Tabaka, South Mugirango, where several families specialize in this art. The craft attracts tourists and generates income for the community.
The kisii are known for their farming of bananas which are traced to their areas
The favorite instrument among the Kisii is the obokhano (lyre) in their traditional music

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.

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