Question

why did the Maasai face the problem of country loss of their grazing land under the Colonial rule ?give reason?​

Answer 1

he Maasai community have lost their

grazing lands due to the following reasons:

1. The lives of the African

pastoralists have changed drastically in the Colonial and postcolonial phases.

In the 19th Century the European powers were fighting for colonies. The

occupied several regions which were divided by multiple International borders between

British Kenya and German Tanganyika.

 

2. In 1885, Maasais land were

divided between the British and the Germans. The Maasai community was pushed

into a small area in South Kenya and North Tanzania which considerably reduced

their grazing lands.