44 Tribes of Kenya

Taita

The Taita people are settled in the taita hills which were the focus for religious activity and there are huge Rocks (Magamba), an...

Ilchamus

They are the smallest ethnic group in Kenya settled near the Kokwa island in Lake Baringo Materials such as beadwork (necklaces,...

Kenyan European Tribe

Economically, virtually all Europeans in Kenya belong to the middle- and upper-middle-class A small minority Europeans in Kenya...

Kamba

The Akamba people are known for their love of music and dance traced from the traditional dance. Today their contemporary music style is po...

Taita

The Taita people are settled in the taita hills which were the focus for religious activity and there are huge Rocks (Magamba), and caves known as 'Mbanga' that were considered very sacred places for the dead and for worship. Many groups still preserve their former sacred sites intact, where the skulls of the deceased are placed as reminders of the presence of the ancestors, and of the obligation owed by the living to the dead.
Traditionally, the Taita people liked expressing themselves in music. They had many interesting forms of traditional dances, the most fascinating of which was the spirit-possession dances called Mwazindika.
Their popular traditional cuisines include Kimanga (a mashed combination of beans plus either cassava, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, or bananas accompanied by mbangara, a Taita traditional drink made out of sugarcane, corn or cassava

They are the smallest ethnic group in Kenya settled near the Kokwa island in Lake Baringo
Materials such as beadwork (necklaces, bracelets, headgears, and beaded cloths), woodcarving (clubs/rungu, bows and traditional stool) and blacksmith works (spears, swords and arrows) are popularly made among the illchamus
They share many practical cultural practices as the other Maa Speakers (Samburu, Maasai)

Economically, virtually all Europeans in Kenya belong to the middle- and upper-middle-class
A small minority Europeans in Kenya are landowners (livestock, horticulturists and farmers), whereas the majority work in the tertiary sector: in finance, import, air transport, and hospitality.

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The Akamba are well known for their crafts. Particularly creative wood carvings and ornaments which are sold locally and to tourists as well
Popular cuisines among the Kamba people are the pounded grains particularly Maize locally known as Muthokoi

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