Olkuak lai' Karsisisho aai(MY CULTURE IS MY WEALTH)

© Laissa Malih - Minister of tourism Najib Balala and alongside a. Samburu woman singing. © Laissa Malih - Old Samburu Women singing emotionally and expressing their views Through their old native song. © Laissa Malih - Samburu morans dancing and jumping to the lyrical of Samburu music. View all images ↓
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  • Dates
    2018 - Ongoing
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  • Locations Samburu, Marsabit, Isiolo, Mombasa, Laikipia County
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I am a Laikipian Maasai and the first female filmmaker in my community with interests in documenting and linking, amplifying and scaling up youth and women voices across diverse indigenous cultures in Kenya, worldwide and in future.

This is a project on my culture as well as other indigenous cultures across Kenya.It is an ongoing project that I intend to travel to interior and remote places in Kenya to capture culture and traditions through photography and cinematography.So far I have managed to capture the camel derby event always happening annually in Samburu county and the Camel caravan event that happens annually across counties in Kenya such as Laikipia, Samburu,Marsabit and Isiolo counties.

I want to tell culture and traditions stories as well as practices through the new Media in the sense that culture meets Media.I believe with this project generations to come will be able to see our culture and get to want to know and find out more of their roots.Am hoping with this project I can be able to get future findings to start a cultural school in Kenya.

© Laissa Malih - Minister of tourism Najib Balala and alongside a. Samburu woman singing.
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Minister of tourism Najib Balala and alongside a. Samburu woman singing.

© Laissa Malih - Old Samburu Women singing emotionally and expressing their views Through their old native song.
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Old Samburu Women singing emotionally and expressing their views Through their old native song.

© Laissa Malih - Samburu morans dancing and jumping to the lyrical of Samburu music.
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Samburu morans dancing and jumping to the lyrical of Samburu music.

© Laissa Malih - Samburu women .
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Samburu women .

© Laissa Malih - Elderly Samburu women.
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Elderly Samburu women.

© Laissa Malih - Kajiado Maasai elders singing.
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Kajiado Maasai elders singing.

© Laissa Malih - A Samburu woman singing beside Deputy President William Ruto and Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal.
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A Samburu woman singing beside Deputy President William Ruto and Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal.

© Laissa Malih - Samburu elders ready to start a blessing ceremony.
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Samburu elders ready to start a blessing ceremony.

© Laissa Malih - Deputy President of Kenya Wilkiam Ruto joining Samburu Women in singing and dancing.
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Deputy President of Kenya Wilkiam Ruto joining Samburu Women in singing and dancing.

© Laissa Malih - Women in leadership positions.
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Women in leadership positions.

© Laissa Malih - An elderly Samburu woman dancing to the beats of culture.
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An elderly Samburu woman dancing to the beats of culture.

© Laissa Malih - A young Samburu bride.
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A young Samburu bride.

© Laissa Malih - Kajiado Maasai Elders
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Kajiado Maasai Elders

© Laissa Malih - A junior Samburu elder.
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A junior Samburu elder.

© Laissa Malih - A Samburu woman dancing to the beats of culture.
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A Samburu woman dancing to the beats of culture.

© Laissa Malih - A junior Maasai Samburu elder.
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A junior Maasai Samburu elder.

© Laissa Malih - Samburu morans dancing and jumping to the lyrical of Samburu music.
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Samburu morans dancing and jumping to the lyrical of Samburu music.

© Laissa Malih - Samburu women in Maralal,Samburu county,Kenya.
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Samburu women in Maralal,Samburu county,Kenya.

© Laissa Malih - Old Samburu Women singing emotionally and expressing their views Through their old native song.
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Old Samburu Women singing emotionally and expressing their views Through their old native song.

© Laissa Malih - Image from the Olkuak lai' Karsisisho aai(MY CULTURE IS MY WEALTH) photography project

Olkuak lai' Karsisisho aai(MY CULTURE IS MY WEALTH) by Laissa Malih

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