44 Tribes of Kenya

Kenyan American Tribe

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

Kenyan Asian tribe

Asians living in Kenya are descended from South Asian migrantswhowere brought to Kenya as part of the workforce from British India

Ameru

The Ameru people are known for their reverence and preservation of their traditional Religion preserved by their council of elders the ...

Luhya

The Luhya comprise several subgroups with different but mutually understood linguistic dialects. Some of these subgroups are Ababukusu, Aba...

Kenyan American Tribe

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.

Asians living in Kenya are descended from South Asian migrantswhowere brought to Kenya as part of the workforce from British India
They practice mostly Hinduism and sunniislam religion
Asian food from Indian curries to Thai food is very popular in Kenyan eateries
Indians celebrate a lot of their cultural holidays in Kenya such as Diwali

The Ameru people are known for their reverence and preservation of their traditional Religion preserved by their council of elders the ‘Njuri Ncheke’
The typical cuisine among the Ameru is ‘Nyoni’ (mashed green peas or beans; traditional vegetables; and arrowroot, yams or potatoes)
Riddles known as Gwata Ntae – Ndagwata among the Ameru has always been popular
The Njuri Ncheke shrine is a gazette heritage site which is accessible to the public when the Council of elders is not is use of it. Cultural artifacts and tradition herbs popular among the ameru are under preservation at the Meru Museum
The Ameru are also the largest producers of Miraa which is consumed both locally and internationally

The Luhya comprise several subgroups with different but mutually understood linguistic dialects. Some of these subgroups are Ababukusu, Abanyala, Abatachoni, Avalogoli, Abamarama, Abaidakho, Abaisukha, Abatiriki, Abakisa, Abamarachi, and Abasamia.
The Luhya people revers some of their ritualistic practices most especially their initiation ceremonies (the Bukusu) and burial rites.
Traditional clothing is worn mostly during specific occasions and only by certain people. In cultural dances, performers may put on feathered hats and skirts made of sisal strands.
Luhya are nationally renowned for their energetic and vibrant isukuti dance accompanied by music instruments such as drums, jingles, flutes, and accordions

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