Kenya

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Kenya

• African society

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Content

• Kenya
• Maassai
• Problems within the society
• Discussion
• Sources

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Kenya
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Maassai

• warrior tribe in Kenya and Tanzania
• Maassailand East Africa, Great Rift Valley
• 350.000-500.000 people (Kenya)
• Language Maa

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Maassai II

• live together in a kraal with 8-15 huts
• huts
• Manyatta made from branches, twigs, grass, cow
  dung, urine

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Maassai III

• religion
• God Enkai religious leader Laibon
• ceremonies
• stages of life till he or she is an adult
  e.g. einoto (Birth)
  entitoisho/ayiokisho (Girlhood/Boyhood)
  enkeeya (Death)

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Maassai IV

• warriors
• protectors of the community
• pride men with a huge sense of unity and bravery
• signs long red hair
• ebony coloured spear

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Maassai V

• women
• getting married very early
• responsible for the cattle, the household, the
  children
• the older the more prestige

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Problems within society - general

• rapid increase of total population (population
  growth 2.6 a year)
• gt high birth rate
• children abundance gt religion and economical
  fact -gtchildren seem to be the best pension for
  the older one

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Problems within society - famine

• north east gt drought gt shortage of food
• Mislead by foreign measures other regions gt
  surplus of food gt decays
• large cattle breeding gt to show wealth -gtnot for
  private consumption or for selling -gteven in
  periods of famine, they rather let them die than
  eat them

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Problems within society - tourism

• important financial effect
• National parks change into zoos according to the
  European example
• big difference between rich and poor gt hate
• begging and prostitution gt prostitution gt
  spreading of AIDS
• World Health Organisation ca. 2.5 mil. people
  are infected

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Problems of society role of women

• Violation gt no rights for women gt culture
  conditions gt lower social prestige than men
• violence gt private concern government should
  not interfere in it
• amnesty international -gt stop the freedom of
  punishment
• female genital mutilationgt dangerous and
  irresponsible traditional act

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Discussion

• Shall we interfere in the traditional customs of
  Kenya, especially in the role of women?

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Sources

• Buchholz, Hartmut Kenia
• Hagemann, Albrecht Kenia
• Berger, Karl-Wilhelm Kenia und Nordtansania
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
• http//www.laleyio.com
• http//www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/
  ke.html