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them called Kibehete, of the Sigirari tribe. Tliis man brought togetlier 

 under his rule most of the :Masai clans of the pastoral section'", ^^■itll tlip 

 agricultural .Masai to tlie north, lipfween Elgon and Baringo. he had 

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

 two divisions of the Masai race began— an enmity which lasted until (|uite 

 recently, and very nearly resulted in the total i-xtinction of the agricultural 

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

 eldest sur\i\'ing son of the great chief Mbatian. He has a, brother. 



403. A MASAI FoliCE AMI H[,A(i<SMril L (KN.IA.MIM) 



Sendeyo, who has quarrelled with him and set n\\ as supreme chief (i\pr 

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



In the moirntainous region of Tarangole (which lies to the east of the 

 marshy Bari country, and is ])art of the long ridge of plateau and mountain 

 which stretches with few inten-uptions in a north-westerlv line from the 

 highlands east of the A'ictoria Nvauza to the triangle betwe(^n the iSobat and 

 the White Nile) dwell tlic Lutuka" peoi>le who. it has been already oli>er\('d. 

 are nearly related to the ]Masai in language, in physiijue. and in some 

 of their manners and customs. ISut tlie Latuka, early in the histcirv 



* This is Baker's and Kmin I'asha's version of tlie name, wliich is |iossihly El Atfikan 

 (cf. with El Tukan, nr Tukeii, the native name of the Kauiasia tribe of Xandi). 



