The Enkipaata is formed by selecting the most promising youth from the clans of Maasai people across Kenya and Tanzania.

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OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a cup ...

It teaches Maasai cultural values, leadership skills — and how to be tough. Isaac Mpusia, a 16-year-old high schooler, was visited at home last March by a group of boys who asked for and were ...