ABSTRACT

Population figures for 1919 and 1941 were estimated as follows, the 1941 figures including an estimated 10,000 Sambur:

The 1948 census gives the following figures :

This shows only a small increase over the 1941 estimate for the Kenya Masai, when 10,000 Sambur are deducted; but it doubles the previous estimate for the Sambur and shows a substantial increase in the Tanganyika Masai.