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  2. Ibinda (age set) - Wikipedia

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    These age sets played a significant role in traditional Kalenjin society since they were used to record time. Once the young men of a particular Piinta came of age, they were tasked with protecting the tribal lands and the society, the period when they were in charge of protection of the society was known as the age of that Piinta. [1]

  3. Traditional Kalenjin society - Wikipedia

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    These age sets played a significant role in traditional Kalenjin society since they were used to record time. Once the young men of a particular ipinda came of age, they were tasked with protecting the tribal lands and the society, the period when they were in charge of protection of the society was known as the age of that ipinda. [9]

  4. Kalenjin people - Wikipedia

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    Kalenjin initiates in seclusion in the jungle in Nakuru, Kenya. The initiation process is a key component of Kalenjin identity. Among males, the circumcision (yatitaet) and initiation (tumdo) process is seen as signifying one's transition from boyhood to manhood and is taken very seriously. [59]

  5. History of the Kalenjin people - Wikipedia

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    Alongside the age-sets there was an age grade system which had been simplified to a two-tier system by the early stages of the Sirikwa era. By that time, a young man when initiated would join an age-set while simultaneously joining the first age-grade known as muren. At the same time, his father would join the senior age-grade known as payyan ...

  6. Kalenjin culture - Wikipedia

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    5 Coming of age. Toggle Coming of age subsection. 5.1 Initiation. 6 Marriage. 7 Arts. ... Contemporary Kalenjin culture is a product of its heritage, the suite of ...

  7. Kipsigis people - Wikipedia

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    The Kipsigis community is a rich political arena. The Kipsigis present themselves in a united political front along with their kin, the Kalenjin mass. With the leadership of Daniel Moi, Kalenjin community took a leftist form and were in favour of divolved governance under the alias Majimboism. When Moi became the president of Kenya, Kalenjins ...

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  9. Nandi people - Wikipedia

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    All boys who were circumcised together were said to belong to the same ibinda (age set) and once the young men of a particular ibinda came of age, they were tasked with protecting the tribal lands and the society, the period when they were in charge of protection of the society was known as the age of that ibinda. The Kalenjin have eight ...