Owen Kenya Safaris

The Kenyan Male Child

From the moment he was born, his life was a continued celebration. If he happened to be the first born, he was more important to his father than even his mother was. Special attention and treatment was accorded him. His sisters were less important than he... Read >

The Changing Times of the African Woman

'A woman's place is the kitchen'. This went without saying. Until recently, it was a taboo to find a woman working anywhere else but in the home taking care of her family. Even going to school for the girl child was unheard of. The first families to take ... Read >

The Hardships of a Traditional Girl Child

Since the beginning of time, the girl child was less favored than the boy child. The boy was seen to be more intelligent and useful than the girl. In fact, a person who only had girls was not considered to have any children at all. Such a person would mar... Read >

The Kenya Masaai's Fight with Civilization

The Kenya Masai is a people who really love there culture. They have fought very hard to still maintain their ways of life in a country flooded by the western culture. They are giving the government a very hard time convincing them that not everything fro... Read >

Marriage for a Traditional Kenyan Girl Child

Traditionally, getting married is the most important time of a girl's life. From birth up to the time she is betrothed, the women around her teach her on everything she has to know about maintaining a family. It is an exciting journey that climaxes when s... Read >

Education for a Kenyan Girl Child

Traditionally, the girl child would receive informal education from the aunts and grandmothers. She was supposed to learn a practical example from the mother. From the time the girl child would start understanding that she is, her role as a woman in the s... Read >

The Traditional Life of a Masai Boy

When a male child is born, unlike in other communities, there is no pomp and celebration. The parents do not even give him a name or introduce him to the society. This is because of the high infant mortality rate in the community. If he survives the first... Read >

Some Weird Things about the Kenyan Masai

Most Masai have refused to fully embrace the western way of life like other communities in Kenya. Some are still living a very primitive life though the government is doing all it can to educate them on the need to be enlightened and mix with the world. T... Read >

The Most Famous Community in Kenya

The most famous tribe in Kenya is the Masai who live on the southern west part of the country. They have tried to still hold on to their cultural beliefs even when the country has been flooded by the western way of life. It is a nomadic pastoralist commun... Read >

The Kenyan Masaai Woman

The Kenyan Masai woman is the backbone of any Masai home. Not only is she important in the home, but also in the community. Though she is the most important person in the Masai society, she is the one most disregarded. She is a very important part of the ... Read >

The Kenya Masai Initiation

This is the most important time in the life of a Masai especially the boy child. It takes place every fifteen years and it involves boys between the age of thirteen and twenty five who were not involved in the last initiation ceremony. This is the time of... Read >

The Kenya Masai Age-set

This is the central unit of governance in any Masai community. Once a child is born, after three months, he becomes a very important part of the society. A child is not named or full accepted in to the society until three months are over due to the high m... Read >

The Kenya Masai Cultural Beliefs

The Masai today are Christians and a few have converted to Islam. Rarely will you find anyone who follows their traditionally religious beliefs strictly. Traditionally, the Masai are monotheistic. They believe in 'Engai' a god who it's supposed lives on O... Read >

The Kenya Masai History

According to their oral tradition, they originated from the north of Lake Turkana. They landed south in the fifteenth century. Today, they live in the southern part of Kenya and some have crossed the border into Tanzania. Traditionally, they are nomadic p... Read >

The Kenyan Masai Home and House

The Kenyan Masai house was a very temporary make shift structure due to being nomads. It was made from locally available materials such as cow dung, tree branches, poles and grass. It was known as the 'enkaji'. The hut which was very small was a home not ... Read >