Question

what were the problem faced by the massai people during the colorical rule

Answer 1

Before colonial times, Maasai land stretched over a vast area. When European imperial powers scrambled for territorial possession in Africa, they sliced up the region into different colonies. [2] The Maasailand was cut into half with an international boundary. Subsequently, the best grazing lands were taken over for white settlements and the Maasai were pushed into a small area. [3] They were confined to an arid zone with uncertain rainfall and poor pastures. [4] The Britishers encouraged peasants to expand cultivation, so pasturelands were turned into cultivated fields. Once Maasai pastoralists had dominance over their agricultural neighbours, but by the end of colonial rule the situation had reversed. [5] Large areas of grazing lands were also turned into game reserves. Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves. [6] They could neither hunt animals nor graze their herds in these areas.