Saturday was a special day for one Lion Guardian. Apart from me, our youngest Lion Guardian Solonka Sakimpa was the only one not married. But this Saturday we were all very pleased to celebrate his wedding with him. Early in the morning we went to pick up his new wife from Mbirikani village, which is…
Video of Lion Guardian Olubi thanking his sponsor
Thank you for your concern and advice about the ongoing problem elephant. When I have any more news on this I will make sure you hear it first. In the meantime, I will post a video of Olubi, the Lion Guardian who is working in the area to prevent conflict between the elephant and the…
Language barriers (video – Koikai speaks English)
Most people think that being a Kenyan you must know English or at least our national language Swahili. But in Maasailand few people, probably less than 30% can speak Swahili. Our mother tongue is Maa, and unless someone has been to school they will not have learnt any languages apart from this, not even Swahili.…
How many lions have we saved? Is it enough?
Today I am going to answer some questions that Paula asked me. She wanted to know how many lions we have saved, is it enough, and what are my greatest challenges that keep me awake at night. I asked Lion Guardian Koikai these questions last week, but I will give you my answers too. [kml_flashembed…
Your questions answered (part 3)
I’m going to answer some questions from Jeff Spindel, who I met while I was visiting America. He asks me to talk about my feelings about the differences between the way Maasai treat their cattle and what I saw of how Americans treat their cattle. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/g5t6d_U_lM0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Jeff also asked me…
Your questions answered (part 2)
Today I thought I would share with you some more of the Lion Guardians’ answers to your questions. Annie from the USA asked us what our favourite things about being Lion Guardians are, and what drew us to become Lion Guardians. Here Melubo tells us that his favourite part of his job is lion tracking,…
Your questions answered (part 1)
We had a very interesting time at the monthly meeting answering your questions. It is interesting to know what kind of things you want to find out more about. Here are the answers to 2 of the questions you asked. Firstly, Pauline asked us: Do the Lion Guardians have contact with murrans from other neighbouring…
Meet Olubi, the Lion Guardian famed for his singing and lion killing
Olubi is one of those people you could describe as full of energy. The ever-happy Olubi is always laughing and making jokes about things he comes across, or about other people! He participates enthusiastically in all murran activities, including singing. In fact he is the murran best known for his excellent singing across three ranches!…
Today meet our youngest and newest Lion Guardian, Solonka
Solonka is the youngest of the Lion Guardians, and the newest to join the program. His aspiration to be a Guardian through willing volunteering has finally earned him this prestigious position among the Maasai warriors (murrans). He spent time learning all the skills he needs to be a Lion Guardian. Here he is learning how…
Meet our oldest Lion Guardian, Mokoi
Mokoi is the only Lion Guardian who is not a murran. He is in the junior elders age class, known as Ilkidotu; the age level above murrans. He was chosen for his position as a Lion Guardian due to his exceptional hard work – he volunteered for more than six months before he was given…