Rinderpest epidemicUnlike the Maasai, the Nandi of Uasin Gishu had not been affected by the late 19th century rinderpest epidemic and, their combat superiority had grown spectacularly. How would this ‘unpredictable’ ethnic group receive the settlement of the Jews in Uasin Gishu? Theodor Herzl - the founding father of Zionism - had agreed with Chamberlain that the Jews could be settled in Kenya. The offer was a free land lease of 3,200,000 acres in Uasin Gishu. What would have been the demographic permutations of today’s Rift Valley had the Jews been settled there?

Source: Standard Digital May 24, 2021 16:52 UTC