44 Tribes of Kenya

Luo

The Luo people are well known for their fishing activities and are believed to be the first community to fish by the Lake Victoria

Kenyan European Tribe

Economically, virtually all Europeans in Kenya belong to the middle- and upper-middle-class A small minority Europeans in Kenya...

Nubi

The Nubi come from Sudanese tribes that have intermarried local Kenyan and Ugandan women The Nubi people are majorly Muslims and...

Dasenach

The women build the houses, which are dome-shaped, using malleable sticks, rope and iron sheetsthese houses have astrong cultural importanc...

Luo

The Luo people are well known for their fishing activities and are believed to be the first community to fish by the Lake Victoria
The Luo preserve some of their ritualistic cultural practices especially burial rites depending on how a person dies. Initiation rituals such as removing of the lower six teeth and tattooing of the body have however been phased out with time
The Luo community are in particular known for their musical skills and instruments such as the Nyatiti particularly unique to them. Aspects of their traditional style of music has been carried to modern times particularly known as ‘Ohangla’ and ‘Benga’. Sample music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_j2bD0rHs
Their oral traditions have led to the preservation of some ancient notable personalities among the Luo. This includes LwandaMagere and Gor Mahia whom a Kenyan Football team is named after

Economically, virtually all Europeans in Kenya belong to the middle- and upper-middle-class
A small minority Europeans in Kenya are landowners (livestock, horticulturists and farmers), whereas the majority work in the tertiary sector: in finance, import, air transport, and hospitality.

The Nubi come from Sudanese tribes that have intermarried local Kenyan and Ugandan women
The Nubi people are majorly Muslims and follow Islamic beliefs and education system
The Nubi today in Kenya are mostly settled in urban areas such as slums as theywere originally reserve troops in 17 garrisons aiding the British imperial campaign
Nubian identity and culture during the rooted in shared values, mannerisms and customs. For ExampleWhenever a young person greets their elders, he clasps their hands, placing them on the chin and then their forehead, signifying respect.
Kisira, a meal made from maize and wheat flour combined with fermented simsim paste, is still one of their famous cuisines
Nubian women still practice crafts such as basketry, making mats and food covers, birish, from papyrus reeds. They make red, yellow, green and black-patterned mats called fendezia.
Nubian communities in Kenya, Uganda and Sudan also hold annual cultural festivals for example: the KarmkolFestival

The women build the houses, which are dome-shaped, using malleable sticks, rope and iron sheetsthese houses have astrong cultural importance to the Dasnaach people
The Dasenach women adorn themselves with colourful beaded neckpieces over their bare chest.
Song and dances are a huge part of their culture they participate in these dances for instance during theirbull jumping ceremony and a moon dance

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