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The Maasai Morans are still capable
      #3603 - 05/07/03 12:15 PM

In days gone by the Maasai Moran or warrior, proved his worth and manhood to his clan and tribe by the killing of a lion using nothing but a spear and shield.

Indeed I have met a Maasai who killed a lion with his spear protecting his younger brother from a lion attack. A very theatric man with a deep sonorous voice but unfortunately only a little English so communication was difficult.

Anyway here is a report of a modern day incident where morans killed a lion and a hyaena. Obviously the numbers of warriors meant the battle would be one-sided but still facing a raging lion on foot with a spear still is a very gutsy task.



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Morans Kill Lion, Hyena

The East African Standard
(Nairobi)

June 27, 2003
Kipchumba Kemei

Nairobi

Over 300 armed Maasai morans yesterday killed a lion and a hyena after a herdsman was trampled to death by elephants.
The morans later held a demonstration in Narok town protesting the killing of 29-year-old Molilanke Ole Koonyi in the Olontonto area of Narok South by stray elephants from the Maasai Mara game reserve on Wednesday.

The morans, who were carrying spears and other crude weapons while singing war songs, vowed to kill all wildlife straying out of the national parks.
As the morans were holding their demonstration in Narok town another group of armed morans was at Waso Nyiro thicket searching for stray animals.

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Maasai Morans hold a war ritual, a "emayian" [Re: NitroX]
      #3604 - 05/07/03 12:19 PM

The Nation
(Nairobi)
June 29, 2003

Nairobi

Morans (Maasai warriors) who have been at the centre of the lion killings controversy yesterday sought peace with Environment minister Newton Kulundu after they underwent a war ritual.

Elders said the morans were ready to meet Dr Kulundu to resolve the Nairobi National Park conflict after they led 200 of them in emayian, a symbolic blessing ceremony signifying the beginning of a battle in Kitengela.

"We are not poachers," said an elder, Mr William Motaiya. "But we will kill the lions unless the government shows a will to resolve the conflict."

Ten lions have been killed by the warriors in the last two weeks in retaliation for their cows killed by the lions straying from the park.

None of the elders could remember when emaiyan was last held. Mr Motaiya said it was more than 20 years ago during a confrontation with the Kamba.

He said: "We have asked God to protect them during this crisis. They will win"

The elders also protested against suggestions that the park be fenced off to keep away the beasts, saying this would deprive them of products from the park. They graze their cows and collect firewood from the park, they said, adding that fencing it off would not solve the conflict.

At the ceremony attended by more than 20 elders, the warriors, walking in single file, descended from a hill and passed under tobacco containers held by elders.

The elders chanted blessings as they passed by.
Mr Godfrey Ntapayia said residents, through their Kitengela Ilparakuo Land Owners Association, had tried in vain to meet the minister last week.

He appealed to the minister to find a day to meet them, saying threatening them would only worsen the situation.

The association's chairman, Mr James ole Turere, said by issuing threats, the government was attempting to "put out a fire by pouring paraffin on it".

He said: "The same way there is no law allowing the killing of lions, so is it that there is no law allowing the killing of our cows."




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