New Kenya and the Maasai
Friday 11 August 2006 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3)
Benjamin Zephaniah visits Maasailand to explore the status of this world famous tribe in the modern era. As Kenya works to create a new sense of national unity, the brightly-clothed Maasai remain one of the defining images of a reborn democracy. But as their nomadic lifestyle becomes less and less viable in a 21st century economy, Benjamin Zephaniah asks the Maasai if their way of life is destined to disappear.