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  Image via Unsplash The Taita people are an integral part of the broader Bantu ethnic group, actively contributing to Kenya's diverse cultural landscape.  They belong specifically to the Coastal Bantu subgroup and trace their ancestral roots to Taita-Taveta County, located in the southeastern part of the country.  Want to know more of the Taita people? Keep reading! Read Also: The Details of the Nandi People that You Should Know Family Structure In the traditional Taita society, the family served as the fundamental social unit, akin to many other African communities.  Family units were typically extended and resided together in homesteads. The patriarch, usually the father, held the authoritative position within the family.  In his absence, the eldest son would assume responsibility for managing the family affairs. Each wife within the family had her own separate living quarters where she resided with her children, while the husband had his own designated hut....

Image of Jomo Kenyatta   Jomo Kenyatta was born to Moigoi and Wamboi in a small agricultural village within the Gatundu Division of the Kiambu District, one of the five administrative districts in the Central Highlands of British East Africa, which is now known as Kenya. Following the early passing of his father Moigoi, Kamau was traditionally adopted by his uncle Ngengi, thus becoming Kamau wa Ngengi. Ngengi assumed the chiefdom and also took responsibility for Moigoi's widow, Wamboi. After the loss of his mother during the birth of his brother James Moigoi, Kamau went to live with his grandfather, Kungu Mangana, a respected medicine man in the region.  Around the age of 10, Kamau faced health issues and underwent surgery for an infection at the Church of Scotland Mission in Thogoto, approximately 19 kilometers north of Nairobi.  Impressed by his first interactions with Europeans, Kamau resolved to attend the mission school.  He left home and became a resident stude...