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THE TUGEN OF KENYA.

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TUGEN LOCATION Like other sub tribes of kalenjin, the tugen live in the Tugen Hills of Baringo District, with its sub groups The arror occupying kabartonjo and some parts of kerio valley The lembus occupying koibatek district with concentration around eldama ravine town The samor come from central baringo. The endorois occupying a large area of marigat and morgotio It’s an area of harsh ecological conditions where they grow millet and maize and raise cattle, goats and sheep. When the rains fail and their cattle are raided by their neighbors or diminished by disease or famine, the leave their scattered homesteads and go hunting and gathering in the bush. The stories the elders tell are stories of hunger and of the need to migrate in order to find a better place to live. The Tugen are cephalous. There are no central institutions such as kingship, chieftainship or priesthood to maintain and cultivate a general history of all Instead, there are many 'histories...
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INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE

Intercultural competence Intercultural describes what occurs when members of two or more different cultural groups interact or influence one another in some fashion, whether in person or through various mediated forms.   Competence refers to having sufficient skill, ability, knowledge, or training to permit appropriate behavior, whether words or action, in a particular context. It includes knowledge, application of knowledge, personal behavior and principles guiding the behavior thus the capacity to know must be matched to the capacity to speak and act appropriately.   Intercultural competence is the ability to communicate and behave in appropriate ways with those who are culturally different and to co-create shared spaces, teams, and organizations that are inclusive, effective, innovative, and satisfying. . No human being belongs to one single culture, everyone has multiple identities, multiple cultural affiliations, whether or not one is aware of all the shadow se...
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