ABSTRACT

This book focuses on the strategic manipulation of ethnic identity by the Mukogodo of Kenya. It is about how Mukogodo people changed their way of life to a radically different one, that is their change as Maasai people, giving them a new way of living, a new language, and a new set of beliefs.

chapter 1|22 pages

Koisa’s People

chapter 2|34 pages

“People Who Live in Rocks”

chapter 3|26 pages

From Mukogodo to Maasai

chapter 4|27 pages

Poverty as Routine

chapter 5|19 pages

Boys and Girls, Words and Deeds

chapter 6|13 pages

Are They Maasai Yet?