Ta Tonga

Loserian's friend is also a guide and he took us to his uncle's house. The Ta Tonga are herders like the Maasai. I believe they were not always on friendly terms with the each other. Once again, it goes back to the Maasai taking all the cows. It was not considered stealing though, because all the cows in the world belonged to he Maasai, according to their beliefs. A treaty was signed regarding the Maasai and cow stealing. I'm not sure who the other parties were but now all is well and the Maasai are probably one of the most famous and most photographed people in all of Africa. Back to the Ta Tonga. Papa in the picture has 10 wives. Five are here at home with him and the other 5 are out with the cows looking for greener pastures. There was an onion factory and farm built near here, then people came to work and a village grew. However, this resulted in less grazing land so the herders must take their cows wherever there is good grazing. It is their way of life,