Maasai people
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Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress.
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Notable Maasai
- Edward Lowassa – Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2005 to 2008
- Joseph Ole Lenku - Cabinet Secretary of Kenya for Interior and Coordination of National Government from 2012 to 2014
- David Rudisha – Middle-distance runner and 800-meter world record holder
- Edward Sokoine – Prime Minister of Tanzania from 1977 to 1980 and again from 1983 to 1984
- Olekina Ledama - Founder; Maasai Education Discovery
- Kokan Ole Kirisuah - Founder and Photographer at kokanmaasai.com
- James Ole Kiyiapi- associate professor at Moi University and permanent secretary in the Ministries of Education and Local Government
- William Ole Ntimama - Kenyan politician and leader of the Maa community
- Francis Ole Kaparo - Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
- Joseph Nkaissery - Cabinet Secretary of Kenya for Interior and Coordination of National Government from 2014 to his death in 2017
- Nice Nailantei Lengete - First woman to address the Maasai elders council at Mount Kilimanjaro, and persuaded the council to ban female genital mutilation among the Maasai across Kenya and Tanzania.
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