‘In Maasailand, as elsewhere in **, not all pastoralists were equally affected by the changes in the colonial **.’ Explain.
In Maasailand, as elsewhere in **, not all pastoralists were equally affected by the changes in the colonial **. In pre-colonial times, Maasai society was divided into elders and warriors.
To administer the affairs of Maasai, the British appointed chiefs who were made responsible for the affairs of the people. These chiefs often accumulated wealth with which they could buy animals, goods and land.
They lent money to poor neighbours who needed to pay taxes. Many of them began living in cities and became involved in trade. Their wives and **** stayed back in villages to look after animals. These chiefs managed to survive the devastation of war and drought. They had both pastoral and non-pastoral income. But the poor pastoralists who depended only on their livestock did not have resources to tide over bad times. In times of war and famines, they lost nearly everything and had to look for work in towns.
