22 THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH-EASTERN 
poisoned arrow. They seem to be far better marksmen than 
the Mau Dorobo. 
Pitfalls are dug, the pitfall designed for leopard being 
very ingenious. A small boma or zeriba is built, with a passage 
leading up to the entrance; and a goat placed inside. The pit 
is dug in the passage, and on the leopard entering to obtain the 
goat he falls into the pit. This is only employed by people 
like Arap Sangalu who have a few goats, and in the case of a 
leopard who has taken to regularly killing their stock. 
These people are said only to marry among themselves ; 
the women of the people below Elgon are said to die on the 
mountain, not being able to stand the exposure. 
The price paid for a wife is said to be five goats and five 
bags of honey. 
Arap Sangalu was raided by Koromoja a few years ago 
and states he lost forty head of cattle. The El-kabeywa 
dislike intensely coming down into the Kitosh plain, as they 
state they get sick, probably from malaria. 
Arap Sangalu’s sphere of influence is said to extend from 
the Turkwell (Suam) to the Elgumi people. 
The Kipsatok 
There are two villages on the Kitaban river belonging at 
present to Elakassissi, who is government headman for this 
district. 
The history of these people appears to be as follows : 
Arap Kembe, the father of Elakassissi, left the Sabei country 
some fifteen or twenty years ago, owing to having been beaten 
and chased by some northern tribe. During their flight 
over Elgon they are said to have been pursued and many 
killed and wounded. Severe weather when they were crossing 
the higher slopes decimated the remaining fugitives, who 
were worn out with travel and war and died of cold and 
exposure. 
Arap Kembe came to Kiptolulia and asked his permission 
to settle. Kipitek may, or may not, have been alive at this 
time, but was an old man. Arap Kembe received permission 
and built near the large caves on the side of Elgon (Kitabau 
