This video documents a traveler's visit to a Maasai village in Kenya's Kaji County near Mount Kilimanjaro, showcasing traditional Maasai life including their unique housing constructed from cow dung, sticks, and grass, and highlighting the economic realities of Maasai women like Abigail who earn just 10 Kenyan shillings (approximately 8 cents) per egg sold, demonstrating the challenges and resilience of rural African communities.
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We are in the village of Il Tilal. We are near or next to Kilimanjaro. That's the Kaji County. Welcome to Africa.
Welcome to Mama Africa. So, we are in this small community. Not so small actually. Probably hundreds of people, maybe even thousands live here. And uh around here there are like a traditional Masai huts. We're going to see them, visit the people, talk to them. We'll see how it goes. Uh follow me along.
Cheers. With the boys.
GOING TO ATTACK ME.
>> CHILL, BRO. SO, it's your home.
>> So, you are a tailor.
>> I'm Taylor. I'm here.
>> So, you can have uh multiple wives here.
>> Nice one.
>> Hey, one one.
>> They almost took my watch. Took my shreds. Abigail, what a beautiful name.
I am.
>> Let's boil them.
>> Yes. Imagine 10 shillings profit per egg. So that's the kitchen.
>> That's my best gift.
>> It's good.
But they are jumping me. So hana, I cannot give them the makeshift.
>> It's a masai ball.
>> This is my small house.
>> Oh, that's your house.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, >> what is that?
No, >> this is cuto.
>> Sorry.
>> You want something? Yeah.
>> I can give you a You want You want a sweet?
>> This came with me.
>> I will give you a sweet.
>> Sweet. Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> You want?
>> Yeah.
>> I give you one.
>> Okay. Okay. So, we bought a little bit of sweet to make uh people's life better today here.
Because take few take few.
Okay.
>> You took like half of it.
>> Okay.
>> You want to switch?
>> Okay.
Okay. I was I was like take one. You know, in my culture, you always take one. You would never you would never take more. But that's fine. No problem.
Okay, guys. So, so coming in here, Tilal Til, I've been driving Boda Bodha, this local bikes for uh for like an hour. So, my ass is is Okay, I don't want to use the the word, but um I don't know if you can see my glasses. Like there's this dust, this orange dust all over.
So, um, let me wipe them a little bit cuz it's kind of sunny. Okay, but let's see. Sopa.
>> Hi.
>> Hi. Okay, the locals are here. It's very rural area. It's extremely rural, but they have these little shops. Not much going on there. Just uh water, some soda.
sweets, essentials, milk, bread, also rice, you know, that's about it.
Okay, so this this little town or let's call it a town. Maybe this little town is reminds me of uh Wild West in North America. Like uh you have a main road and then these little huts alongside the road. That's that's funny. Soapa.
Okay. So here in their language in the masai they say soapa instead of uh mambbo which is like how are you and then they reply reply.
Okay. Some more shops.
Let's see what they have here. What is that?
Just a shop with Oh, it's like a pharmacy I think. Yeah. Okay. That's nice. At least they can buy some medicine.
Okay, another one. Soapa.
Okay, the lady's busy.
Another shop. So, hi. How are you?
>> Hey, you on my side? I can see with the nice one. Nice to meet you. Okay. It's your shop. It's a big one. Kuba, huh? Okay.
So this guy uh is a owner of this shop.
It's pretty bigger than the usual. He has some clothes also some bags or whatever beads. Yeah. Most of this Okay.
The music obviously it's pretty pretty hard in terms of water here. They need to keep these tanks.
They refill like uh with the truck comes and then they refill. They have water for some time.
Anyways, what what's the quest for today? It's just just meeting local, checking out the area. We'll eat some fruits, drink something. Let's see how it goes. So, >> we just >> Yeah.
Hey, how are you?
>> I like your sign. It's the Masai. Yeah.
What's your name?
>> My name is Joshua.
>> Yeshua?
>> Yes.
>> I am Pero.
>> Pero.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Okay. Hi. You have a shop?
>> Yeah.
>> What do you sell?
>> Yes. I sell some sodas.
>> Soda.
>> Mandi.
>> Okay.
>> Gold pops.
>> You want a soda?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. You too?
>> Okay. Give me three.
>> Give me three.
>> Yeah.
Okay. Let's get some sodas for the boys as they are thirsty.
Okay. Do you have beer here?
>> Do you like this beer?
>> I like this. Yeah.
>> Did it hurt?
>> Like was it painful >> when you were a kid? Yeah. This.
>> Which one do you prefer?
>> Uh, give me schweps. Schweps. Yeah, that one. Okay.
>> And then for you?
>> Yeah. Thanks.
>> Oh, this is better.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. Give me that one also.
>> Yeah.
>> This we have a lot of sugar.
>> Yeah. We need the sugar if we walk.
Yeah.
>> Okay.
50 50 for one or everything. Yeah. For one.
>> Okay.
>> Dance.
>> Okay. That's 150. Yeah.
>> You're welcome. You speak English a little bit.
>> Yeah.
>> Good. I didn't get your name. What's your name?
>> My name is Ian.
>> Ian.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow. I haven't heard that name before.
It's a nice one.
>> Okay.
Let's have some soda with the with the boys.
>> Yes, >> we have uh it's a schweps.
I don't know. I wonder if it's like uh if they buy it and import. I don't know.
Let's try my first drink. Masai drink.
Okay.
>> Is Is this a troo?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
Small one. Kidograph.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Cheers.
You do this also.
>> Yeah. Cheers with the boys.
>> Okay. Tastes like sugar. So, pretty good.
>> Are you the one bringing the this these car the lamp?
>> Nice one. No, no, no. I came with the bodha bodha ba >> to visit here. We are >> cuz uh yeah you you aren't messiah.
Yeah.
>> Yeah. I'm a messiah.
>> You are messiah but you don't have the >> Yeah. You know we are different.
>> You are different.
>> This one like but for me I just I I did not want.
>> Okay. So you choose to have or no?
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> But some parents are rush.
>> Yeah. The parents.
>> Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> Hey, how are you sir?
Hey mambo.
You're a customer. You buy here.
>> A customer from here.
>> Okay. You have good English. Wow.
>> Where did you learn school?
>> In Kib.
>> Kib.
>> It's a school.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice. Nice. I love it. Well, very peaceful life you have here.
And these are the acacia trees. Yeah.
The trees. Acacia.
Yeah.
Anyways, thank you. I'm going to I'm going to go. Thank you. Nice to meet you.
>> Thank you so much, >> Asante.
>> Okay, we had some schweps with the boys.
Let's continue.
That is so funny. Everywhere the dung of of goats. So, these people are obviously farmers cuz that's the only way you can survive here. or like hustling but that's uh not so many people can can hustle.
Yeah.
Okay. So goats are everywhere like right now they are probably grazing but later in the evening they will come back next floor. Wow. We have a a vocal vocalist.
Wow.
Nice one.
So, obviously goats are the easiest to Is it GOING TO ATTACK ME?
>> CHILL, BRO.
CHILL.
OKAY. It didn't attack me. How are you?
>> Yeah. Okay. Somebody's saying hi. Let's see.
>> Hey.
Okay, let's see.
>> Okay. Uh, so >> can I come in?
>> Yeah, you can come in.
>> Thank you. Wow. Mto. Hey, Mto.
Oh, you have MTOS.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. These are your brothers and sisters.
>> Nice. Can I give them sweets?
>> Yeah, you can.
>> Okay.
Look at the mito. This mto is like 5 months old. Maybe 6 months old.
Okay.
>> Take it.
>> He's afraid of me.
>> It's okay. Mito, do you want one?
>> Yeah.
>> Take few. Yeah.
>> Okay. So, it's your home.
>> Okay. Right.
>> The place is called Ital.
>> Inchil.
>> Yeah. By the way, in inchilal to me sounds like a south south America name like >> or the wild west. Hey Mto, he's eating sweets. No.
>> No.
>> Not yet.
>> Okay. So you have goats here.
>> Me goats.
>> Okay. But they are yours. You graze them?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Wow. And you have chickens here? The cuckoo? Yeah.
>> Cuckoo is chicken. Oh, it's like a kitchen. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 10,000. Wow.
I think I don't have 10,000. So, they want 10,000 which is like >> $80.
Yeah. Right about that. So, I don't have that kind of money to spend here. But here you have some chickens.
Roosters. Nice. They got to make the living somehow. So, yeah. Cheers.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Okay, so first people invite me to the house. Look at the gate.
>> Bye.
>> I feel like in another world. Not in a bad way, but um feels like the end of the world. Like literally I was driving Boda Bodha for 1 hour from Kima.
We saw giraffes. We saw will the beast analopes.
Oh my god. We seen everything. The zebras. That's crazy.
So, let's give the mito some sweet. Want a sweet?
Okay. Everybody want to take Oh yeah.
Good so far.
How are you? You are suing the dera.
>> Nice. Can I see?
>> Thank you.
Okay. Some lady is uh a tailor. Let's see.
Do you want a sweet?
How much?
>> Ah, >> how many?
>> Wow. So, you are a tailor.
>> I'm Taylor and there's nothing.
>> Beautiful.
>> All of those.
>> Oh, so I love the fabrics that they have. Like it's so hard to get anywhere else.
>> That like folklore ornaments. That's so beautiful. And then they make these dresses for women. They are called dera.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. The lady doesn't have, but it's like a one piece loose uh kind of dress.
Okay.
>> Even I can make a shirt.
>> Yeah. For men.
>> For men.
>> Yeah.
>> Trousers, >> do you have a shirt ready here, Summer?
>> No, you have to >> ready.
>> No, already. Okay. You have to make >> You have to make >> Okay. Okay.
>> Yeah. Nice. So, somebody comes here and then you make for them. They choose like this and then you make >> I I make it >> beautiful.
>> Yes.
>> Nice business. I like it.
>> Okay, we're going to head further. But that's the nice >> You have m >> You have You have come to travel here.
>> Yes. Just to see local people.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's nice.
>> You're welcome.
>> Thank you so much.
>> Strangers are welcome here.
>> Thank you so much.
feel at home.
>> Thank you.
Bye. Nice to meet you, >> okay people? Very friendly.
How about the goats?
>> Can I pet a goat?
How do you call a goat? Oh, it's running soa.
>> Yes.
>> All right. Nice glasses.
>> Nice.
>> Yeah. Good.
>> See you.
>> Yeah.
>> I am.
>> Can I say something?
>> Yes, of course, man.
>> Hi. What's your name?
>> My name is Daniel.
>> Daniel. Hi, Daniel.
>> You are Masai?
>> Yeah, of course.
>> Nice to meet you, Daniel.
>> Yeah, nice to meet you, too.
>> You You can say hi. Nice English.
>> Hi.
>> Yeah. Hi. I'm here with Daniel in what's the name of the place?
>> The name is called Tilal.
>> Ilal.
>> Yeah.
>> In the Kiligado. Kiligado.
>> Yeah. Kajad.
>> Kajad.
>> Kad South.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah. This Kajo County. We are at the final. We are in the Kaj South. So we at the last village to the >> Kenya National >> Park. Yeah.
>> And right next to Kilimanjaro.
>> Yeah. We are just >> so beautiful. You cannot see but because there's hills but there is Kilimanjaro right behind this trees.
>> So Daniel what do you do for living? Do you >> I'm a teacher.
>> Teacher >> also I I keep livestock.
>> Nice. Okay.
>> What do you teach?
>> Uh I teach uh language >> English.
>> Yeah. English.
>> Wow.
>> And I teach also uh music.
>> M >> Yeah, of course.
>> You can play music?
>> Yeah. guitar or >> uh piano.
>> Wow.
>> Yeah. And I can I teach also Kiswahili.
>> Yeah.
>> So cool.
>> Yeah. So I do a lot of things and also I'm a coacher in games, football boys and football girls.
>> How nice. How nice.
>> I do a lot of things.
>> Wow. Cool. I would love to see you play some piano.
>> Ah, you can.
>> You have a piano? Yeah. You're welcome.
One day you can >> come to our place. We play.
>> We have a team.
We have a team >> so uh we have a lot of things going on. We have also we have games also here in our field.
>> Yeah.
>> So there are a lot of things you can come and >> so you have school right here.
>> Yeah, we have a school.
>> Okay. How many children go there?
>> About uh a thousand >> 100,000.
>> Wow. A thousand children go to school.
>> Yeah.
>> So that's a lot. So we have two. We have a one here.
>> Two schools.
>> Yeah. We have one primary here. Then we have another one there down.
>> And we have a secondary school there.
>> Okay.
>> Hi. How are you?
>> I'm fine.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Yes.
>> So you are Masai?
>> Yeah. I'm a Messiah. I'm born Masai.
Born Masai. Yeah. This is my village.
>> I was raised here but I schooled at Nairobi. A >> place called Dika.
>> You were in Nairobi?
>> Yeah. Yeah. I I went But you came back here?
>> Yeah. Because you love this place.
>> Yeah. It's called giving back to the community.
>> Super good. Wow. And you have a wife, children, >> I have two I have two of them.
>> Wow.
>> So I'm I'm a man and >> Congratulations. You're a real man.
>> I love that. Yeah.
>> We also are try are trying to have children. But yeah, but this man is already made it. Good. Good.
>> Two and one wife.
>> Okay.
>> So you can have uh multiple wives here.
>> Yeah, of course. Even if you can have like 10. We have we have people who have like six.
>> Yes.
>> Three. Three.
>> And their children like 100 plus.
>> What?
>> Yes. Of course.
>> Hello. So, how are you? Nice to meet you. You have a strong hand.
>> Okay. What?
>> Nice to meet you.
>> This man has a strong hand.
>> He's not letting me go.
>> 100 kids. Yeah, >> the guy has Oh my god.
>> Which social?
>> YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. Yes. Okay.
So, we are making some photos.
>> The guys.
>> Nice one. Wow. We are so lucky to meet an English teacher. Can you imagine? In a village where people don't speak English basically.
>> Yeah. Enjoy.
Okay, they are not taking one. They are take like five which is fine.
Enjoy.
>> Okay.
>> It was like it was a video of a cow being slaughtered >> and then the morans were drinking the blood >> and it got you who were drinking the people.
>> Yeah. The morans. The morans were from this place.
>> Morans are the tribe.
>> Yeah. Yeah, we have this our age now, but the ones that do not go to school then the ones who keep life. So when the a cow is being slaughtered, >> the the blood that comes out they drink first and the blood is hot.
>> Wow.
>> So they are healthy.
>> Yeah, we believe we are healthy and that's why even a lion is healthy because it always drinks the blood.
Okay, so Daniel made a video of cow being slaughtered and people How did you say the tribe?
>> Yeah, the masai. The >> masai mur.
>> Murans. They drink the blood as fast as possible while still hot >> because they believe they give them strength. It's probably Chinese.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice one.
I'll give you a few. Okay. You want one?
Oh, there's more boys. Just take >> put in hand.
>> Take take one. One. Yeah. One.
>> One.
>> One.
>> One.
>> Okay.
You're almost done. I'll buy another.
>> Yeah. One. One.
>> Give me this watch.
>> Ah, it's mine. I have to know the Okay, they took the entire thing. We'll buy another. Don't worry.
>> How are you, ma?
>> Okay, let's walk this road. Look, I already got a gang. They almost took my watch, took my shreds, but it's fine.
And the boys speak English a little bit.
Nice kido. English.
>> They have some swag. Me also look the same. Yeah. Crocs.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice. Nice. They will show me murugu.
>> Ah, the birds.
>> What is that?
>> Oh my god. That's like a huge lizard.
>> Lizard.
>> It's a murga.
>> Yes.
>> So there's like a It's hard to see, but there's like a >> this size lizard.
So, you're a Chelsea fan? Chelsea?
>> Yes.
>> Okay, we've got a Chelsea fan here.
What's your name?
>> My name is Abigail.
>> Sorry.
>> Abigail.
>> Abigail. What a beautiful name. I am Pero.
>> Pero.
>> Nice to meet you. So, you live here in Tilal?
>> Yes.
>> Ah, beautiful.
>> Uh, you have goats or what do you do here?
>> Your family? You have goats?
>> My family is here.
>> Okay. Okay.
>> Our home is there.
>> Okay. Can I see >> Abigail >> is a Chelsea fan.
>> Yes.
>> So, yeah, here in Kenya they get a lot of stuff uh like the secondhand stuff from Europe, but also a lot of new jerseys of the sports teams. So, you have a beautiful village >> and you speak English. Wow.
>> You learned well. I was thinking nobody speaks English, but >> you speak good.
>> How is your day today?
>> Good.
>> Okay. Thank God for life. Beautiful day to be alive.
>> The flies are pretty aggressive and they found out I have some sweets. So, so yeah, but no no more sweets. The candy.
Yeah, the lions have ate it. Have eaten it.
>> Oh, they have a puppy.
>> No.
>> Okay, let's see.
>> Wow. Very calm and chill. Honestly, I could live here. Just chickens >> and you enjoy life.
>> Goss. Yeah.
>> So, we are in the Abigail's house now.
And look at the fencing that they done.
The traditional with a with a torn with a torn uh tree. And then they have a entrance with this two trees. How beautiful. Wow. Nice. Topa.
>> Those are my sisters.
>> Hello, sister. I am Pero.
>> I'm Sylvia.
>> Silia. Nice to meet you. Hello, Pero.
>> I'm Masi. Massi, nice to meet you. So, you are Masai?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. And I see you have the traditional.
>> Yeah. But you also No, just a little bit.
>> They have, but they are missing.
>> Okay. You healed. You're healed.
>> So, can I see?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you. And these are your brothers?
>> Yeah.
>> How many How big family do you have? How many of you?
>> How many brothers?
>> Two brothers.
>> Two brothers. and three sisters.
>> And three sisters.
>> So you are five.
>> We are five in total.
>> Okay. That's a very big nice family.
>> I have a brother and sister.
>> Oh, you have a puppy.
>> We have What's the name?
>> Toby.
>> Toby.
>> Hello, Toby.
>> Sopa.
>> Hi. How are you?
That's your mother.
>> Hello. Is that a neighbor?
>> Ah, that's a neighbor. Nice to meet you.
I am Pero.
>> What's your name?
>> Esther.
>> Wow.
>> Hello. So, >> yeah. Esther is a good day name. Yeah.
The the neighbor sees me basically comes in, you know, very friendly like family oriented people. I love that. It's a one big community. Yeah. You live together, help each other.
>> Yes.
>> I love that. Yeah.
>> Wow. And that's your little compound.
>> Yeah, >> there's some chickens. Can I see the chicken shed?
>> Okay, this is the chicken house.
>> No, >> no, no. The chicken.
>> Ah, this small one.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> Chicken.
>> Okay. So, that's your house.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> This is kitchen.
>> That's the out kitchen.
>> Yes.
>> And then that's like >> gods >> for the gods. Okay. So, for the gods is even bigger than the house. Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> How many goats do you have?
>> 16 of them.
>> Huh?
>> 16.
>> How many? 16.
>> Yes.
>> Wow. That's a lot. Let me take a look.
>> So, they have gods here.
>> Yeah.
>> But they are grazing now with the father or mother is grazing them. Yeah.
>> Wow. Nice. And this is a chicken house.
Check it out.
>> With sheets of metal.
Yeah. They sleep here at night. So nothing eats them. The fox or something?
No.
>> That's cool.
>> And they do their laundry. They are really happy people I would say.
>> Where you coming from?
>> Okay. I'm from Poland.
>> You are here alone?
>> Yes.
>> Where were you living in here?
>> Uh I was in Kima.
>> Kima.
>> Yes. Yes.
>> Kima.
>> Yes.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> Kima.
>> Kima. Yeah. I slept there. Lala.
Swahili.
Okay.
Yeah. So, so the moment I start speaking a little Swahili, they start to speak more and then I don't understand. So, okay. Yeah. But I'm learning. I will learn. saying she's saying you are just coming to what can I put to visit the hotel?
>> Yes. To talk to you. Yeah. Also, I'll give you something a little bit for the for dinner. Okay.
>> Okay.
>> For your family.
>> We thank a lot because we don't we don't have much.
>> Just a little bit.
>> Yeah. That's for you. Okay.
>> Okay. Thank you. May God bless you.
Bless you also. So happy.
>> Okay. So Esther want to show me also her house.
>> Let's take a look. And then I want to go to Masai people.
>> There's also they live here.
>> That's good.
>> No. Sorry. Sorry.
>> How long here?
>> Uh just three days. Three or four days.
>> Team do you select >> team?
>> Yes.
>> I just like Leandowski.
>> You know Leandowski.
>> So how crazy it is?
>> You know ramen.
>> Huh?
Ah, yeah. Yamal, of course, is is one of the best.
>> Ravena. Yeah.
>> Okay. Let's follow Esther to see her compound >> and then we will find the natural, not natural, like traditional Masai huts.
Goat is sleeping. Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> Wow.
>> So cute.
>> They are just resting. They've been running.
Oh, now I disturb them. Feels bad.
So cute.
>> She think she she thinks it's a fly.
>> Yeah.
>> Nice one.
Okay.
>> You seen the goat?
>> There is a here. A doggy.
>> I have two dogs. Billy. Billy dogs.
>> Yeah, Billy.
>> There's some here and one cup.
>> Uh, you have the hills here. Very nice view.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah.
>> Huh? Church.
>> Church. Yes.
>> You are Christian?
>> Yes. Catholic?
>> Catholic?
>> Ah, Catholic. I'm also Catholic.
>> Wow.
>> Yeah. I have a cross here.
>> Beautiful.
>> Yeah. With a prayer.
Okay.
>> That's a masai house.
>> Traditional.
>> Wow.
>> That's where Esther lives.
>> Yes.
>> Here lives. And here is grandmother lives.
>> Okay. Grandmother of Esther. So >> grandmother got more new style house.
>> New style house than Esther.
>> And Esther got a sofa.
>> Okay. And uh in a traditional hat. Wow. First time I see it.
>> Look at this.
>> Let me see it. It's It's so interesting.
>> Hey. Okay. Let me say hi first.
>> Nana.
>> M.
>> You are washing.
>> Yeah.
>> Good boy. Hi. How are you?
>> Nice job.
>> Yeah.
>> Your son, >> baby.
>> Ah, baby. Two. Two boys.
>> Six. Six children. So this is the last the last born.
>> Okay. The small he have six six children.
>> Six children.
>> Yes. First born >> got husband. Second born husband.
>> The third born is an age.
>> Oh my god. The fourthary.
>> But you look so young.
>> You look so good.
>> Great. That's this one.
>> But Esther looks like below 50 for sure.
>> Yes.
>> And she has six.
>> Yes.
>> How old? How old are you going to make a >> 38 years?
>> 38 and six kids.
>> Kids.
>> That is crazy. 38 and six kids. Wow.
Thinking of my brother. He is 37. No kids at all. Wow. Good. Good. Oh, let me see this cuz this is fascinating. Wow.
So, they have like a hay.
>> Yeah.
>> Basically on top of what? Sticks.
Basically wood.
>> Yes.
>> Going around and it's enough for the rain to grass. That is >> That is grass. Yeah.
>> And that is sticks.
>> Okay. The sticks. And that is perfectly fine for the rain. Yeah. To >> It's not wet inside.
>> There is a pepper.
Can I see?
>> Yes. I see. Welcome.
>> Okay, let's go to the Masai hut.
>> Wow, >> that's so interesting. Obviously, no. Uh what floor done?
>> You must have a torch.
>> Torch. Okay, that's okay.
>> Yeah, true. Let me let me I have a torch here.
>> Wow, that's so interesting.
I want to show them the the walls. Yeah.
So basically like uh soil and maybe some dung and sticks and that's the that's the walls. Okay. So this is a >> soil. It's what is it?
>> A clay clay maybe.
>> No it's not a clay is cow. Okay. So that's purely cow dang mainly.
>> Mahi.
>> Okay. Cow mahi. Yeah.
>> Yes.
Okay. So, um yeah. Wow. So, you have a bedroom here, a bed, and it's like a separate room. Wow. So cute.
>> Esa saying >> if if I got money or if I if I have money, I I can do what I want to to build another house than this one.
>> Like the metal sheet. Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. So, they prefer definitely the metal sheet, but that's what they get away with. Uh that's what they have.
>> But they don't have >> Can I go there also? Okay, they are very welcoming. Karibu sana karibu.
>> Wow. Okay. And a chicken is in the house.
>> Wow. And a cooking place. So that's a kitchen basically.
>> And I like how how it's separated from bedroom, you know.
>> Yes. This is the kitchen.
>> So what is that? Dali.
>> Yeah. Nice. This one.
>> You can you can also see this is a geri.
>> Ah maze.
some dishes. Look, >> they don't have >> Oh, beans. Beans and maze.
>> Beans and maze. Okay, that's the typical thing children can eat.
Okay.
Yes.
So then another part of kitchen, I guess. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. And on the roof just sticks.
>> Sticks. And on them. Hey. Okay. That's enough to keep the rain away here.
>> They have this torch here.
>> Okay. At the emergency, they have some light.
>> Okay. Thank you. It's actually hot here.
>> Let me give you a little bit for dinner.
>> Okay, >> it's actually hot here inside.
>> So, that was the Masai house. We're going to see some more probably. But that's the first Masai house I ever seen. So, I'm pretty crazy. Okay, let's give the Esther some money for dinner.
>> Just a little bit.
some money.
>> I made another house.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Tell my neighbor.
>> Hi.
>> Hi neighbor.
>> Say hi to my friend.
>> I am Pero.
>> How are you? Mambo.
>> What's your name?
>> Ema. Nice to meet you. So, you're pregnant. Congratulations.
>> Thank you.
>> Wow.
>> Okay. Off to Let's Let's get some like the Masai settlement. They have like a round settlement. Let's find one and see how they live there. But that was Esther's house. Typical Masai house.
>> And that's the grandmother's house.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. Of the iron sheets. I >> show you >> the what? The eggs.
>> The eggs.
>> How you boil?
>> How how I boil? How I make the >> of course?
>> Okay. So my Rafiki here, my sister, she want to boil some eggs and then later take them to the center to sell them. So we going to see the process.
>> The sua sua is the dish.
>> Yeah. Special dish. It's also good for ugali. It's very good for ugali.
>> The small goat. Yeah. So cute. But I I doesn't go to school. I'm only on class 8 and my parent doesn't have money.
>> Ah. So you need money for more schooling?
>> Yes.
>> Just eight classes and that is all.
>> Yes. But my parents are not they don't have money for the school.
>> So then I back home starting my some business.
>> Oh good. Good.
>> Yes. Then I boiled some eggs. I go to the center. I sell them.
>> Good. Good.
>> Got some profit. I come home.
>> Yes. I I buy the come only.
>> So you are the local entpreneur.
>> Yes. The >> Oh, paka.
>> Yes.
>> He doesn't like beheld. He's a little shy.
>> He's very nervous.
>> Nervous.
>> Yes.
>> Nervous.
I when I got some profit, I buy some some pro some.
>> Okay, that's that's the house of my sister.
>> This is this is the profit that I buy >> the couch.
>> Yes.
>> Wow. Such a good buy. Nice.
>> Wow. You bought for the house. The couch >> for my my eggs profit.
>> So good.
>> Yes. I also buy this one.
>> Yes.
>> Oh, you have a TV. Yes.
>> Nice. You have >> I like my family when they sit where they >> they watch some movie.
>> Yes.
>> Some news. Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> Wow. I >> Good job. You work so hard.
>> My money, my profit, some profit. Yes.
>> Beautiful.
>> This look very Slavic Eastern European.
I like it.
>> Yes.
>> I'm Eastern European, so it's it's my style.
>> You work so hard.
>> Yes. Let me let me show you.
>> What is that? Some footballers. Yes.
Arsenal.
>> Who is he? You know everybody?
>> Yes.
>> Tell me.
>> This is rice.
>> This is Timba.
>> Wow. You're a fan.
>> Yes.
>> Everybody don't leather.
>> Good. Uh, >> we have David.
>> Ah, yeah.
>> Nice, man. You're a real fan.
>> Martinelli.
>> Martinelli.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. Nice. Nice.
>> So, you're going to cook.
>> Yes. Bedroom. I have one.
>> Okay. That's the bedroom.
>> Yes.
>> Nice. Cozy bedroom.
>> Have some books.
>> Is that your books or your family books?
>> My literary sisters and brothers books.
Okay.
>> I my this uh >> so many eggs >> kamana.
>> They come from kamana.
>> Kamana. Ah from kimana. Yes. Okay.
>> So you bought them?
>> I bought them kamana yesterday.
>> And now you're going to boil and then sell. I >> I only boil one tray.
>> Uh-huh.
>> One tray.
>> And then keep rest.
>> Yes. I keep the rest. This these are are three trees.
>> Abigail bought all this from Kima from from the neighboring uh city little town. Now she's going to boil it and then she comes to a center uh in Ilal and sell them. How how hardworking lady is she? Wow. That's crazy. Good. Good.
>> Amazing.
>> I want I let me Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Excuse the tray.
>> Okay.
>> For the eggs.
>> I only cook one tray.
>> Yes.
>> So, so that I can know that one tray.
>> Yeah.
>> I put here them >> so that you can sell everything.
>> Yes. Only one tray. So that >> Yeah.
So there is no waste.
So how much for one egg?
>> 30 bob.
>> 30 bob. So 30 Kenyan shillings. Okay.
>> Yes. I buy 20 bob.
>> 20 Kenyan chili.
>> Yeah.
>> I sell them 30 bob.
>> So the profit is >> the profit is 10 bob and I put them >> so that I can do something big.
>> Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> That's so good. So 10 Kenyon shillings in US dollar. Now let me think. It's like is it even 10 cents? No, not really. It's like I don't even know some very little few cents.
>> This is this one tray.
>> I cook them. I boil them >> then I >> then you sell them.
>> Yes. Yes.
>> Okay. So, let's boil them. Yes.
We have a crowd here.
>> Boy is going to bring water.
>> Yeah.
>> So that I can wash them.
>> Okay. So you wash them so they look nice.
Just wash the heads.
>> So that's the life in village in Masai village. That's what you do.
But uh my sister is working hard, let me tell you. Imagine 10 shillings profit per egg.
That's like few cents. Not even nice and clean eggs.
So when you sell them, you add something like kachumari or something.
>> Yes. I kachari. I put the pilip the pepper.
>> Pilipi is pepper.
>> Yes. Kachumar is like a mix of tomatoes and >> and onions >> and onions. Okay.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
Nice clean eggs. Nothing better than an egg. Egg is super food like um Yeah.
protein, vitamins, >> a braange.
>> Yeah.
Okay, >> we are almost done.
>> Thank you for inviting me, by the way.
It's very nice.
>> Okay, thank you.
So, your parents are working right now outside. My parents My parents my my father is a doctor.
>> Oh >> yes. They sell sell this medicine. But >> Mhm.
>> English.
>> Oh, what is this?
>> This medicine but for >> sure. So that's the medicine your father makes. Yeah. Yes. And then you go to sell.
>> Okay.
>> The market the same.
>> It's expensive. Yeah.
>> Yes.
>> You got them there. Chulu the money.
>> Yes.
Yes.
>> Okay.
>> What about your mother?
>> My mother My mother my mother makes some fetch water for the for the sand. I got some money.
>> Then you come home.
>> Okay. So, she hustles >> like everybody. Kearua.
>> Yes.
Here.
>> That's the out kitchen.
Yeah.
Okay. How can I help you?
>> Let me Let me add this.
>> You need wood.
Yeah. This is probably aacia tree or wa >> Sorry.
>> Okay.
Okay. So, Abigail breaks small pieces for the fire to start.
>> We found >> Yeah, we need some more.
>> She has some wood around just laying around.
>> So, that's the kitchen.
>> Just iron sheets and and sticks.
I also I also make these things bangles.
>> H the this.
>> Yes.
>> Okay. The the beads.
>> Wow. Abig girl, you are amazing. You are doing so much work.
>> Yes. I love it.
>> Okay, let's wait for the fire to start and then we're going to cook cook some eggs.
>> Yeah, now it's recording.
>> Give you this.
>> What is this? A bang?
>> A bang.
>> Wow. Beautiful.
>> Yes. We make them here.
>> So nice.
>> Are you okay?
>> You want to give me?
>> Yes.
>> Really?
>> Yes.
>> As a gift?
>> Yes.
>> Wow. Thank you so much.
>> Wow.
Let me let me put for you.
>> That's my best gift in Africa so far.
>> Now I have two.
>> Yes.
>> Wow. So nice with the black and the brown and the white.
>> Brown and the white. Yes.
>> And it's adjustable.
>> Yes.
>> Even better than this.
>> Thank you.
>> That's a present from from Abigail. So, thank you so much.
>> Okay. The fire is going.
>> Yes.
>> Can I blow?
>> No.
>> This can work.
>> Let me Let me come with >> Yeah. Can you record my friend? Wait.
Hold like this. Okay.
Thank you. Let me >> What is it?
>> Yeah.
>> H the Kiriti. So the matchbox.
>> Yes.
>> We have a new filmographer.
I can put this one.
>> These are eggs.
>> Yeah.
>> Beautiful eggs.
>> When the eggs are here, I'm going to >> make the kachumari ready.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> Let's go.
>> Let's see how we make kachumbari.
So they call this kitchen a smoky kitchen and the reason being smokey there.
>> That's life.
Okay, we get the tomatoes and the onions and some pili the pepper.
Yeah.
>> Okay. So, we got to cut everything and be patient.
The dog is here.
They are hot. Yeah.
Rice my feet. I will no longer be mongu.
One more day and uh no longer.
It's always little chicks for you.
>> Haven't seen them in a while.
Yeah. So this area being very warm basically you have summer all year it's summer here >> comes with a with the fact that it's very dry and dusty hence you have the legs of uh yeah no longer mongu legs just all this area around is uh basically like a savana almost a desert like you don't have very high vegetation except like acacia trees uh but mostly just bushes and uh Yeah, all the wildlife around.
Very remote area. I love that.
>> Okay, so that's how Abigail cuts it.
>> Small little pieces.
>> Put small pieces.
>> Oh, a little goat came.
She would like some kajumari.
It's just I don't have money to make a big business. It's just >> Yes. Step by step slowly.
>> I got more money.
>> We got somebody to support me.
>> I can do business. I like I like to do business. Of course, I can see that.
Yes.
>> You are hardworking. Yes.
Yes.
Wow.
>> Okay, before we go, Abigail is going to show us uh how she makes the beads.
>> She gifted us one very beautiful one. I will always remember her >> to her gift.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow. That's like a wide band.
>> Yes. This is for the for the mas ladies.
They put them here.
>> Uhhuh. Hi.
>> Yes.
>> Well, it's only for ladies.
>> Like this. Like this.
>> Yeah.
>> Then they wear the mas the m sugar. Yes.
>> They put this.
>> Wow. Such a good job.
>> Like they give me job I do for them.
>> Yes. Then I wrote I wrote their names.
>> Mhm. Like this one. I >> write Jayen.
>> Jayen. Wow.
>> I write the name.
>> Yes.
>> Beautiful.
>> Jaden.
>> Yes. Jaden.
>> Yeah.
>> Can you also make this one?
>> I like I like business. Maybe >> can be even a necklace. Maybe.
>> Oh, this one.
Yes.
>> Very cool.
>> Look like this >> leg bracelet.
>> Yes.
>> For the legs.
>> Cool.
>> Okay.
>> You continue doing good job.
>> Yes.
>> Step by step you make.
>> And they make even for the neck.
>> Yes. Make >> nice one.
Okay.
>> See you.
>> Bye-bye.
>> Nice to meet you. Thank you.
>> Let's go. Hi.
>> Bye.
>> Bye. Thank you so much.
>> Okay. Let's go to Masai settlement now.
>> We've got some uh Rafiki.
>> Yes.
>> Rafikis. Bye.
>> Got some Rafiki. Some dugus.
>> Yes.
>> And we are going.
>> Yes.
on yourself.
Yeah.
>> Now you record yourself.
both.
>> We are in the market again. We need to buy some sweets, mambo. Uh, can I have some sweets? We've got some >> What is this?
>> Okay. Zumba milky.
Look how many people we are now.
>> Okay.
So, now we're going to divide one each because uh there's so many kids. Okay.
Moa moa.
>> Okay.
The lady will give. The lady will give.
line.
Okay. Yes.
in a good order.
Billy.
You want some?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you guys. Want some?
>> Yeah.
>> The lady helped us tremendously >> to go there. Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> You go with uh my friend here. He's going to take us to Messiah Hut.
>> Let's go.
How are you?
I will buy you banana.
>> I will buy you this one. Yeah.
>> Does the locals bish? Let's buy him banana.
>> Mambbo.
Can I have Billy?
This is only banana.
That's for you.
Enjoy. Enjoy, sir. So, yeah, the the the guy wants something else than bananas, but that's all we're getting him.
>> It's good.
Yeah.
Yeah. So the locals want some liquor maybe or money for liquor or something like this. But um >> all we are getting is the banana.
Ah you your hand is broken. Yeah.
Okay. Keep this. Thank you.
Okay. No no no. That's banana. Let's go.
Okay, this Bishek was ungrateful for the banana. He wanted the money, but um no money.
>> Yeah, >> we got some kids from school in the uniforms.
>> Just jumped me >> and I wanted to give them one sweet >> but they are jumping me. So, hapana, I cannot give them. Okay, let's head to the masai.
>> Hey.
>> Okay, SMILE.
THE MOB IS CRAZY.
>> You honor.
>> So we already see the masai. How do you call this? How do you call it?
>> This is mñata.
>> Mñata. Okay. So this little enclave is a manata. So basically round hats like in one community. Yes.
>> And that's how we roll in the middle of the street.
>> Go with my people here.
>> So, most of these guys are actually Masai.
>> Yes, we are Masai.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Not everybody, but most of them.
>> And the kids have picked up some English, which is amazing. Good job, guys.
>> Learn English ball. The makeshift.
>> It's a masai bowl.
>> So, they took a bag basically, >> then some rope, and uh that's how they made made it.
>> Yeah. I like it.
>> So that's the name of the place Ial.
>> Yeah, there's many beads.
You know beads. This >> beads. Yeah, like this. Okay, so we are approaching Sapo.
>> We are approaching the Masai. Uh, how do you say manata?
>> Manata.
>> Hey mambo, >> how are you?
>> How are you?
>> Hey, fine.
>> Nice to meet you. Can I see your place?
>> Yeah, there's no problem. Tapo come.
>> Hey Sappo wife.
>> Very nice.
>> Hey, how are you? Sapo, >> nice to meet you.
>> Okay, Jambo.
>> What do you have? Chai.
>> Yes, chai.
>> Yeah.
>> So, the chai is the local tea.
>> Basically, it's more of a milk than a chai. Yeah. In in Europe, chai is just just herbs. A little bit of herbs and water.
>> Wow. You have the machete.
>> Oh, what is that?
>> This massage.
>> You can take this one.
>> Ah, it's for a chief.
>> Yeah. If you want >> So, you are a chief.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow.
>> If you're going to the meeting.
>> Nice to meet you.
>> If you get the meeting, you touch it.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> What's the name of this? This one or >> beautiful.
>> Wow, that's amazing.
>> If you are going >> Thank you.
>> Wow.
>> When you're going to the visit your friends.
>> Mhm.
>> So, even more masai hats, but this even more hardcore. Although this is like a >> this is the when when the rain is coming.
>> Uhhuh.
>> To protect the water.
>> Yeah. They put some foil. Yeah.
>> Yeah. But the the other hats are are like this. This is crazy.
>> This is a crazy house >> because they have uh >> the mud of >> This is the mud. Yeah.
>> Yeah. It's a mud of a god. A cow.
>> Ah, the dung.
>> Yeah. The dung.
>> The dung of a cow. Okay.
>> You see?
>> And then it's like layered like you have the dung.
>> When you put the after putting the dung, you put the grasses.
>> Yeah. The then the grass. Then the sticks.
>> When you put the grass >> and then it's a roof.
>> Okay.
So these hats >> all around.
>> Those are the goats.
>> In the middle.
>> Yeah.
>> So in the middle you have the goats.
>> Obviously the animals are very important for them.
>> They mean everything. This is my >> So they keep them in the middle.
>> Yeah. This is my smart house.
>> Oh, that's your house.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, >> wow. How cute.
>> I like it. Keoggo.
>> That's Manuel's house.
>> Welcome.
>> Let's enter. That's my second Masai house.
>> Okay. No lights.
>> This is my bed.
>> Wow. So, you live alone?
>> Yeah, I live alone.
>> Okay. Okay. And you have a kitchen and a bedroom here.
>> This one is the kitchen.
And this one is my towel. When I'm seeing the animals.
>> Okay.
>> Like like hyena, >> I'm protecting my cows.
>> Okay. You've seen hyenas?
>> Yeah. I've seen hyenas.
>> Many times.
>> Many times.
Tomorrow I will take you to see the >> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Lion. M.
>> And this is I call it monkeys. You want to see monkeys?
>> Of course I want to see monkeys.
>> And you look the dama.
>> Uhhuh.
>> Seen the look the >> Yeah, like that.
And then when when we were when we were going to the forest there, we went to see the bou elephant and the big five.
You know the the big five?
>> Giraffe.
>> Giraffe.
>> Elephant.
>> Elephant. Buffalo.
>> Boufalo.
>> Rhino.
>> Rhino. And hippo.
>> And hippo. This those are the big five.
>> You have everything.
>> Yeah.
>> Hippo also.
>> Hippo. The somewhere somewhere here.
>> A little more far away.
>> Yeah. Almost sitting there.
>> And then this one is my bed.
>> Okay. That's your bed.
>> When I'm when I'm sleeping.
>> When I'm sleeping, >> I am sleeping alone here.
>> M.
>> This is my blanket. You don't have a woman yet. Wife? No.
>> No, I don't have a wife. But now I'm I'm I'm a young I'm >> still young.
>> I'm a youth.
>> Yeah. Yeah. But you will have >> I'm like you. But I >> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Asanti Manuel.
>> Okay. With that, uh, we're going to finish the episode. So that was the Kenyan village and the Masai village >> here in Kenya. So see you in the next one.
One for onebo.
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