Maasai women toil all day, but own nothing

By Lemomo Ole Kulet

Despite the oppression, thought to be embedded in their culture, Maasai women play an important role in the day-to-day affairs of her home and the wider community. Being the person nature has given the role of nurturing children, she is inevitably the custodian of the Maasai culture and, therefore, ensures continuity of the Maasai traditions.