GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

  The following are factors that led to the migration of the Highland Nilotes into Kenya Search for cultivable land as well as pasture and water for their livestock. Drought, famine and other natural calamities. Rapid population increase. Diseases and epidemics, which afflicted both people and livestock. Internal conflicts and rivalries. For instance, the Karamojong and Turkana exerted pressure on other groups, such as the Iteso. Pressure or attacks from hostile neighbouring communities. Adventure and desire for loot and plunder. RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 FEATURES OF MAP STATEMENT SCALE 10 ADVANTAGES OF OIL PRODUCTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST 7 DISADVANTAGES OF AIR TRANSPORT 10 PROBLEMS FACING COFFEE FARMING IN KENYA IMPACTS OF POVERTY ON ENVIRONMENT 10 PROBLEMS FACING COTTON FARMING IN UGANDA COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN

  main classifications of the Highland Nilotes . The Kalenjin. The Jie. communities that belong to each of the two main Highland Nilotic groups. The Kalenjin consist of: Tugen, Keio, Marakwet, Nandi, Kipsigis, Sabaot, Pokot, Elgon. The Jie comprises: The Karamojong, Kumam, Iteso, Turkana, The Jie themselves. Migration and settlement of the Highland Nilotes into Kenya Highland Nilotes were pastoralists. Their ancestors may first have lived in Karamoja before they split into various groups. The Highland Nilotes may have been the earliest Nilotic speakers in Kenya . They must have occupied most of western Kenya because their neighbours speak a lot about them. They are mentioned in tales told of their warlike nature, e.g. the Luo story of Lwanda Magere (a strong Luo warrior) who a Nandi lady eventually betrayed in order for the Nandi to gain victory over the Luo. Kalenjin traditions indicate that their original homeland lay at a place to the north-western part of Kenya, between Sudan ...