!\ •\\.> REPUBLIC OF KENYA f I MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE • <ii I' ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS BRANCH 1 LAIKIPIA DIStRIGf A PRE-INVESTMENT STUDY ;; 0F ; V ( ••• i::!^ v'i' '•"-•- l>. I' HUMAN AND NATURAL RÉSOURCES •f I If VOLUME II •i Bi Chapter 2 - Rural Sociology, 1 Chapter 3 - Rural Economy I I f^f^vr «V 1983 Ji REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE o ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS BRANCH LAIKIPIA DISTRICT A PRE-INVESTMENT STUDY OF HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES VOLUME II Chapter 2 - Rural Sociology Chapter 3 - Rural Economy 1983 CHAPTER 2 RURAL SOCIOLOGY Scanned from original by ISRIC - World Soil Information, as ICSU World Data Centre for Soils. The purpose is to make a safe depository for endangered documents and to make the accrued information available for consultation, following Fair Use Guidelines. Every effort is taken to respect Copyright of the materials within the archives where the identification of the Copyright holder is clear and, where feasible, to contact the originators. For questions please contact
[email protected] indicating the item reference number concerned. ,2-i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2.1 Introduction - 2-1 2.2 Objectives 2-3 2.3 Historical Background in Laikipia District 2-3 2.3.1 The Maasai and Their Origin 2-3 2.3.2 The Dorobo 2-5 2.3.3 The Maasai/Dorobo Way of Life 2-8 2.3 4 The Homestead 2-9 2.3.5 Maasai Food 2-10 2.3.6 Division of Labour 2-11 2.3.7 Age/Sex Division of Labour .