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them called Kibebete, of the Sigirari tribe. This man brought together 

 under his rule most of the Masai clans of the pastoral section. With the 

 agricultural Masai to the north, between Elgon and Baringo, he had 

 nothing to do, and it was about this time that the enmity between the 

 two divisions of the Masai race began — an enmity which lasted until quite 

 recently, and very nearly resulted in the total extinction of the agricultural 

 section of the race. From Kibebete is descended Lenana, who is the 

 eldest surviving son of the great chief Mbatian. He has a brother. 



463. A MASAI FORGE AND BLACKSMITH (ENJAMUSl) 



Sendeyo, who has quarrelled with him and set up as supreme chief over 

 the Masai on German territory to the south of the British frontier. 



In the mountainous region of Taiangole (which lies to the east of the 

 marshy Bari country, and is part of the long ridge of plateau and mountain 

 which stretches with few interruptions in a north-westerly line from the 

 highlands east of the Victoria Nvanza to the triangle between the Sobat and 

 the White Nile) dwell the Latuka* people who, it has been already observed, 

 are nearly related to the Masai in language, in physique, and in some 

 of their manners and customs. But the Latuka, early in the history 



* This is Baker's and Emin Pasha's version of the name, which is possibly El Atiikan 

 (cf. with El Tukan, or Taken, the native name of the Kamasia tribe of Nandi). 



