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Fear of extinction as the El Molo numbers drop
El Molo villagers stand outside their shelters at Loiyangalani village in north-eastern Kenya, some 567km from the capital Nairobi. El Molo is Kenya's smallest tribe. REUTERS
By MUCHEMI WACHIRA
Posted Friday, March 12 2010 at 21:00
Posted Friday, March 12 2010 at 21:00
In Summary
- They have lost their language; speak Samburu and most of their culture is borrowed from their bigger neighbouring community
“I’m 25 years old and a father of three,” the man said.
“Do you then qualify to be an elder?” we asked and the man confidently responded affirmatively.
This is because most of his age mates are in the category of the aged in the community.
And the man only agreed to talk to us on assurance of a local Catholic priest and other church workers that our team had no bad intentions for the El Molo.
According to historians the El Molo’s originated from Somalia or Ethiopia and settled along the shores of Lake Turkana.
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