March 31, 2021

Boma za Wasakuye na Warendille

The Sakuye are a small, semi-nomadic group who mostly live in the northeastern region of Kenya. They previously lived with the Rendille community in Marsabit, but the name ‘Sakuye’ came […]
January 13, 2021

Lago Ogom – The Tactful Chief

Over a hundred years ago, on the vast plateau of Marsabit, there lived a man called Lago Ogom. Lago was the paramount chief of the Rendille community who grazed […]
July 14, 2020

Rendille Initiation Ceremony

For decades, the Rendille have been one of the Kenyan communities that inhabit northern Kenya. Many years ago, there was constant tribal warfare between the Rendille […]
November 14, 2018
A headrest from the Rendille community of Kenya

Kenyan Traditional Headrests

Neck support was as important in the past as it is today. Herding was no easy task and sometimes herders needed a break – that’s where […]
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