Dress code for the Kalenjin people
The Kalenjin warriors in the 19th century. Photo/Courtesy The Kalenjin people were not elaborately dressed. Young children would be seen...
Year: 2020
The selected Kalenjin praise names (Salanik)
Kalenjin girls at a traditional ceremony. Photo/Courtesy Praise names were common among the Kalenjin people. Locally referred to as salanik,...
Whatever you do, don’t kill Kalenjin dream
From left Chairman Kipsigis clans Joseph Kimeto, Deputy secretary Samson Malel and Edwin Kimeto Secretary Kipsigis council of Elders flanked...
Kalenjin: Another lost tribe of Israel?
Kalenjin youth at a traditional ceremony. Photo/Courtesy By Philip Ochieng If, in Kalenjin cosmology, the expanse of land that centers...
Six decades of landlessness: squalid life of the Kipsigis Talai in Kericho
Kipchomber arap Koilegen in Sultan's clothing with his powerful cabinet members from the whole of Kipsigis land, Sot, Bureti and...
The Kipsigis Talai: Tragedy, Tribulation & Triumph of a Community in Kenya
This book, the Kipsigis Talai, examines the emergence of the Talai clan among the Kipsigis and looks at their activities...
Cheborgei arap Tengecha rose from a translator to a Colonial Chief
Chief Cheborge arap Tengecha Senior Chief Kipsang ‘Cheborge’ arap Tengecha was born in 1892 at Masarian village, Belgut Constituency in...
Selected Kalenjin wise sayings and proverbs
Artistic impression of storytelling during Christmas season Wise sayings and proverbs are a type of witty or rather puzzling literature....
Life and times of Dr Joyce Cherono Laboso
The late Dr Joyce Cherono Laboso. Photo/Courtesy Seamless smile coupled with dark chocolate complexion, Dr. Joyce Cherono Laboso was not...
Kalenjin Calendar: Months and Days
MONTHS January: Mulgul February: Ng’atyaato March: Kiptaamo April: Iwatkuut May: Mamuut June: Paagi July: Ng’eiyeet August: Rooptui September: Bureet October:...
