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Kenya East
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Pictures below
are from the
Kapenguria
District in
Kenya, just west
and south of the
Uganda and Sudan
borders. The
people are the
nomadic West Pokot
Tribe with
a reported population of
approximately
400,000 of which
only 2% have
heard gospel oft
Jesus Christ. In
months past we
have handed out
over 1,000 "Water
Is Life"
purification
drinking straws
to many. Water is
very scarce, and
when found is
full of
parasites and
dysentery which
results in many
dying each day
from malaria,
brucellosis, TB, typhoid and
cholera. Usually
water is
acquired by
digging 2 to 6
feet by hand
down into the
sand. The
land is harsh
and dry with
very little
vegetation or
means to acquire
food. West Pokot
land is
approximately
8,000 feet above
sea level and
almost directly
centered on the
equator. Daily
temperatures
soar in the high
90's to well
over 100 degrees
with nights
becoming quite
chilly. The
Pokot people are
cattle owners
and purchase up
to ten wives by
paying a dowry
of cows, goats,
sheep and
camels. Wives
are bought from
age 12 years old
on with the
consent and
bartering
agreement of
their father and
perspective
husband.
Religion consist
of polytheism
with the belief
that their soul
rests on
neighboring
Mount Kadam
after death.
Many of the
leaders practice
voodoo and
witchcrafts, and
govern the
people through
the fear of
such. Even those
who have
converted to
Christianity
still fear the
powers of the
occult that is
practiced. In
addition, the
land holds many
dangers of large
spiders,
scorpions,
Cobra, Black
Mamba, Python
and the African
Bush snake. For
more on the West
Pokot Tribe go
to
http://www.bushdrums.com/news/index.php?shownews=114
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