Kenya’s Maasai gather for ceremony to turn warriors into elders

Maasai men of Matapato run to parade as they attend the Olng’esherr (meat-eating) passage ceremony. “I used to be a Moran, But after this ceremony, I now graduate to be a Mzee (elder),” Stephen Seriamu Sarbabi, a 34-year-old livestock trader, told…more


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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Maasai men of Matapato run to parade as they attend the Olng’esherr (meat-eating) passage ceremony. “I used to be a Moran, But after this ceremony, I now graduate to be a Mzee (elder),” Stephen Seriamu Sarbabi, a 34-year-old livestock trader, told Reuters. “I will now be having a lot of responsibilities in the community. I will be chairing some different meetings, I will be consulted,” he added.

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