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Reasons Kenyan communities fought against each other during the precolonial period because of;Competition for land for cultivation and settlementCompetition for water or pastureTo demonstrate their military powerTo raid for cattle
Economic organization of the Akamba during the pre-colonial period include;Crop cultivation e.g sorghum, millet, yams, beans in the fertile area of Mbooni.Livestock keeping in drier areas of KituiHunted wild game and gathered fruits and roots.Practiced iron workingPracticed wood carving making tools and shieldsEngaged in potteryBee keepingActed as middlemen in the long distance trade.Basketry
Political organization of the Luo during the Pre-colonial period include;Had a family as its basic political unit headed by a man called Jaduong.Had decentralised administrationWas organized into clans with a common ancestry.Clans were organized into large territorial unit called Gweng.Each clan was governed by a council of eldersA council of elders administered justice and served as a court of appealThe council coordinated religious activitiesHad religious leaders who influenced their political lifeThey has a system of chieftainship - Routh who administered with the help of the council
Early missionary that worked in Kenya during the Pre-Colonial period are;Dr ludwing KraptJohann RebmannThomas WakefieldJacob ErhardtDavid Livingstone
Political organization of the Nandi during the pre-colonial period include;Lived in autonomous territorial units (Bororiet)They had a council of elders (KOK)Duties of council of elders included ; maintain law & order, settled disputesLeadership was based on age-gradesThe Orkoiyot is respected as the central authority and unifying factorAdvised the council of eldersYoung men joined junior warriors after circumcision and they defended the community from external attacks