"Especially in cities you'll often see street preachers, who offer religion as a solution of the many social ills in Kenya," and many Muslims wear traditional garb, but it is rare for individuals to be openly harassed for transgressing religious dictates. Even "in Muslim areas, religious rules on sexuality are interpreted liberally" (Introduction to Kenyan culture, 2010, Kenya Advisor).
While rural societies tend to be more conservative, not even the most traditional Kenyan tribal society is culturally static. For example, one tribe, the Samburu, has traditionally believed "that girls have no need for education because all their needs are catered for by their fathers and husbands" but in other segments of Kenyan society, women have assumed positions of leadership and have pressured the Samburu to change (What is Kenyan culture, 2010, Global Literacy Project). A number of women's groups support tribal women's inclusion in political life and education. One of them is lead by a Samburu woman, the Samburu Girl Child Education Support Program (Sagep). It supports female Samburu literacy and opposes female genital circumcision. The Samburu often practice female circumcision.
Even traditional societies are culturally diverse. Some Kenyan women support female empowerment, while other women are vehemently opposed to it: "In 2002, two schoolgirls took their father to court and won the right not to be circumcised. Cultural change ultimately is tied to giving people the ability to voice their opinions and the economic and political power to decide on their own futures" (What is Kenyan culture, 2010, Global Literacy Project).
Kenya has recently become prominent in the international news because of the ethnic violence that occurred during the country's recent elections. However, other aspects of Kenyan culture have been brought to light in a more positive manner, such as the 'running culture' of one of its tribes, the Kalenjin. Nearly all of the elite Kenyan runners winning marathons around the world, male and female...
The Kalenjin tribe has its own unique system of culture, as compared to the more isolated Samburu. But the Kenyan dedication to family and the emphasis on being with others is manifest amongst even the individuals most devoted to the solitary sport of running. One Western runner observed: "The locals…marvel at how Europeans and Americans are in constant need of stimulation and entertainment -- they can't believe that I run twice a day and spend the time in between walking around town, interviewing people, and going to other towns" (Douglas, 2005, p.2). For the Kenyan runners, being with others and socializing was fulfillment enough. They needed no time alone or extraneous hobbies. Their friends entertained them instead.
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