Pastoral Resilience among the Maasai Pastoralists of Laikipia County, Kenya

Suspected Rabies in Humans and Animals, Laikipia County, Kenya

flab gene was targeted by using multiplex qPCR according to a previous described protocol (1). For quality control of qPCRs, we included positive and negative controls. Sequences of qPCR products were analyzed and compared with sequences available in GenBank. Overall preva-lences were 1.50% for B. miyamotoi, 3.42% for A. phago-cytophilum, and 5.34% for Candidatus N. mikurensis. Prevalences of e...

Nutritional Status of Maasai Pastoralists under Change

This study assesses the nutritional status of Maasai pastoralists living in a period of great social, economic and ecological changes in Kajiado County, southern Kenya. Data on weight, height, skinfolds, and circumferences were collected from 534 individuals in the year 2000. The data were used to describe mean differences in human nutrition between ages, sexes, and within and among three Group...

Influence of culture on dietary practices of children under five years among Maasai pastoralists in Kajiado, Kenya

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Globally, children aged under five years are prone to malnutrition. Maasai are a nomadic community in Kenya still upholding traditional and has a high rate of child undernutrition. Consideration of cultural practices is a pre-condition for ensuring appropriate dietary practices. However, information on the influence of culture on dietary practices among Maasai children...

Livestock Marketing Decisions Among Pastoral Communities: The Influence of Cattle Rustling in Baringo District, Kenya

The study sought to determine whether pastoralists have resorted to sale of livestock as a form of insurance against commercialization of cattle rustling in which well structured and managed cartels have organised more intense and frequent cattle raids on pastoralist, and how their decisions have affected their herd size. The study was conducted among the pastoral Baringo community of Kenya. A ...

Fire ecology in Laikipia, Kenya