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departure was that his people had been raided and severely- 
beaten by a tribe from the north vaguely called Koromoja 
people. 
Sangut fled to Elgon to somewhere near the Kipkolkol 
river, and apparently lived the life of a hunter. He was very 
successful with elephants and selling the tusks, obtained a wife 
from the Esomek (cave-dwellers), and at the time of his death 
possessed a certain amount of stock, cattle, goats, &c. 
He was succeeded by his son Kipsambo who was succeeded 
by his son Kitariah Kapsangut. By this time the tribe was 
growing in wealth and importance and were strong enough to 
beat off most of their invaders. They had, of course, been 
joined by various refugees. They were said to have lived an 
entirely pastoral life, subsisting on blood, meat, and milk. 
Their country was among the lower slopes on the east of Elgon, 
above the Omasa Keliondet, a very fine grazing country. They 
were not great hunters but obtained their ivory and honey 
from the Dorobo. 
Kitaria was succeeded by Kipitek, who appears to have 
been the most prominent man of war the race had produced. 
His central village was on the Rongai river, a tributary of 
the Keliondet. He successfully raided the Sabei, the Kitosh, 
and the Lago (or Lako), capturing much booty. This period 
appears to have been the zenith of the tribe. In his old age 
he suffered a very severe reverse at the hands of the Koromoja, 
most of the warriors being absent raiding. A great many 
cattle, women, and children were captured, many of the 
latter being slain. 
The reverse was so severe that the tribe was driven from 
the neighbourhood of the Rongai to their present location. He 
was succeeded by the present chief Kiptolulia (Arap Kipitek), 
who is now an elderly man. 
Kiptolulia’s half-brother Arap Sangalu is considered chief 
of the El-kabeywa and Chebogo’s people, forest -dwellers and 
hunters on Elgon. 
Kiptolulia’s sons include Tendet, the eldest, Arap Kembe, 
and others. Both of these men have children. 
During the outbreak of rinderpest of some years ago their 
cattle were largely destroyed, and at this period they were 
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