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	The Akamba People of Kenya
		The area inhabited by the Akamba is called Ukamba.
		One branch of the Akamba clan went East of Ulu, crossed the River Athi and separated themselves from the rest for generations.
		Long before the arrival of the Europeans, the Akamba were great traders and organized caravans that brought ivory to the Arab traders in Mombassa (some 500 miles from their homes and back).
	www.machakos.org (439 words)

	Population growth and a sustainable environment
		Fears spread among the Akamba that their existing land rights, which by custom were established by clearing and cultivation, would be threatened by work done by government tractors or government-paid labor gangs.
		To the mystification of officials, the Akamba adamantly refused both kinds of assistance but reluctantly accepted compulsory labor on terracing and grass-planting two mornings a week, which was enforced by the government-appointed chiefs of each location (an administrative subunit).
		Meanwhile, forest reservation was unpopular with the Akamba (who suspected the government of alienating them from their land), and its increasing costs and technical difficulty forced a shift to on-farm forestry in the 1970s.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-16388744.html (6779 words)

	The history of settlement, land use, and environment (1890-1990)
		Akamba farmers and agropastoralists cultivated a readiness to expand, intensify, relocate, or supplement their farming and livestock production activities in response to the changing economic and ecological conditions at local and national level (Gupta 1973).
		Akamba farmers anticipated independence and perhaps restoration of the grazing lands and the freedom of movement lost during the colonial period.
		Akamba demands for land were tied to the decades-old battle with the colonial government for the restoration of their grazing lands.
	www.unu.edu /unupress/unupbooks/uu14re/uu14re0k.htm (10840 words)

	Kamba - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Kamba (Mukamba in singular Akamba in the plural) are a Bantu ethnic group who live in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and north up to Embu, Kenya.
		Some anthropologists believe that the Akamba are a mixture of several East African people, and bear traits of the Bantu farmers (Kikuyu, Taita) as well as those of the Nilotic pastoralists (Maasai, Kalenjin, Borana, etc).
		The Akamba people's love of music and dance is evidenced in their spectacular performances at many events in their daily lives or on special occasion.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Akamba_mythology (1020 words)

	Kamba
		Akamba resistance to colonialism was mostly non-violent] in nature.
		Some of the best known Akamba resistance leaders to colonialism were: Syokimau, Syotune wa Kathukye, Muindi Mbingu, and later Paul Ngei, JD Kali, and Malu of Kilungu (a place locally known as "Mitini kwa Malu").
		The women in modern Akamba society also dress in the European fashion, taking their pick from dresses, skirts, trousers, jeans and shorts, made from the wide range of fabrics available in Kenya.In the past, the women were attired in knee-length leather or bark skirts, embellished with bead work.
	www.1bx.com /en/Akamba_mythology.htm (1124 words)

	Masai Kissing Mask
		The Akamba carver called this a “kissing” mask because of the profile of a man and a woman carved in the headdress, representing marital unity.
		In rough woodsheds and under the shade of the mango trees, Akamba wood carvers work in a craft-cooperative, surrounded with sounds of chipping and sanding, men’s voices and laughter, occasional singing and the spicy, tangy smell of exotic woods.
		The Akamba people are famous all over the world for their unique wood carving skills, which are passed from generation to generation.
	www.africabydesignimports.com /makima.html (240 words)

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		When British rule was imposed on Kenya, the Akamba people were confined in the Ukamba Reserve by the colonial government’s Scheduled Area (White Highlands) policy….[The reserve] was bounded by European settlers’ farms and ranches on the north and west.
		In view of the reputation then enjoyed by the Akamba for resistance to change, it is surprising that the ox-plough, introduced to the district as early as 1910, had spread to about 600 (or 3%) of the district’s households by the 1930s.
		At the beginning of our period (the 1930s), Akamba women cultivated food crops at home, while their men used to take the livestock away to common grazing lands for several months of the year.
	www.bemidjistate.edu /mlawrence/Mortimore.htm (3817 words)

	Ghost Sites/ Museum of Interactive Failure/ Akamba.com
		Well, the Akamba are an ancient Bantu people living in Kenya who specialize in agriculture, trade, and acrobatic dancing.
		For a year, Jack Smith and his tribe of Akambans danced through trade shows, plugged in their exotic VeloBahn board, and were applauded by the infrastructure press.
		If you have other information, including amplification and/or corrections concerning the demise of Akamba that you would like to see incorporated into this WebElegy, please send e-mail to Steve Baldwin and I will try to include it as time provides.
	www.disobey.com /ghostsites/mef/akamba.shtml (351 words)

	About Kenya
		The Akamba consider the heavens and the earth to be the Father's 'equal-sized bowls' they are His property both by creation and the rights of ownership.
		The Akamba and Gikuyu also make sacrifices on great occasions, such as at the rites of passage, planting time, before crops ripen, at the harvest of the first fruits, at the ceremony of purifying a village after an epidemic, and most of all when the rains fail or delay.
		The regulations concerned forbidden foods or foods which she was allowed to eat, among the Akamba the expectant mother was forbidden to eat fat, beans and meat of animals killed with poisoned arrows and in addition, she may eat a special kind of earth found on anthills or trees.
	www.hassconsult.co.ke /AboKenya/abokenya_info_2.html (9424 words)

	Akamba mythology (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Akamba are a Bantu people who inhabit the Central region of Kenya, especially the Machakos and Kitui districts.
		Traditionally, the Akamba were well known for their active participation in trade (famous for the long distance trade).
		The Akamba were also known for their craft work especially the woven baskets, pot calabashes and spoons.
	art.abcworld.net /Akamba_mythology.html (288 words)

	Kenya Times Newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Akambas’ fear of God in support of the Whiteman, added to the philosophy of suffering without bitterness and hate for stealing from nobody, sold him to the colonial gods, placing him in a unique position to be the guard of colonial treasures, awaiting the coming of Jesus Christ to take him to heaven.
		Kenyatta took over, and the Akamba people practised their honesty in serving him to their best and without expressing bitterness with regard to why they were constantly being plagued by famines.
		Finally Moi went, leaving Akamba people with a bigger population fighting for the same size or land and drying rivers, with too many jobless people who are still exercising suffering without bitterness as they sing praise song to the Lord in AIC churches.
	www.timesnews.co.ke /07feb06/insight/ins3.html (2334 words)

	Monitoring The UN
		When the Akamba first occupied the Machakos District, they roamed the land free to raised cattle, goats and sheep and harvest staple food such as grain, maize and sweet potatoes.
		During the 60 some years of British colonialism, the growing Akamba population was surrounded by Crown land and the presence of European farms on the more productive high lands.
		For the Akamba land is viewed as a fundamental cultural identity and value symbol.
	www.unac.org /en/link_learn/monitoring/susdev_undp_exploring.asp (1539 words)

	HPCwire Article # 18822
		Akamba addresses the mismatch between the explosive growth of traffic on Web sites and the inability of most sites' outdated infrastructure to keep up with the demand.
		Akamba's founders have learned from their own experience that more servers, CPUs and memory do not guarantee protection against network brownouts or against end user dissatisfaction.
		Akamba's first product release is the Velobahn accelerator, a high-performance accelerator specifically designed to extend the capabilities of Web servers.
	www.hpcwire.com /hpc-bin/artread.pl?direction=Next&articlenumber=18821 (771 words)

	Hotmail Founder Blazes Trail In Web Acceleration - Technology News by TechWeb
		With his new startup, Akamba Corp., Smith has combined his roots as a chip designer with the experience he gained at Hotmail Corp. Along with a fast-growing crop of other companies, Smith is trying to accelerate Web content, but with a unique twist.
		Akamba said, on average, the Velobahn's proprietary MassTrans technology will increase a Web server's capacity by a factor of four, while the response time is improved by a factor of more than 100, compared with an unaccelerated server.
		Akamba said without the card, each transaction has to trickle out at the speed of the WAN, requiring more work.
	www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20001024S0001 (866 words)

	Problems Plaguing The Maasai (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ultimately defeated, the Akamba were promised a vacant area of land to settle in by the government, but the government chose to put them in the heartland of Oloirien—a place that was anything but vacant.
		The children fought back and the Akamba turned to the government, which pressed charges against the Maasai for supposedly breaking their “agreement” of the land allocation.
		Again, the government defended the Akamba and did nothing to help the man, who was hospitalized for three weeks.
	stu.cofc.edu /~njwills/land.htm (493 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Akamba were unique in that they traveled beyond their immediate boundaries and associated with the people they met.
		The Akamba believed that their ancestor who was called Mukuu was droped from heaven and landed at a place known as Vzciui on top of a rock which still has his foot prints.
		The Akamba refer to the Nyamwezi as “Mutani” meaning one of a family, a relation but not nearer than a cousin on the father’s side.
	www.peopletopeopletourism.com /tribes.htm (2580 words)

	Meet world artisans who rely on fair trade for sustainable employment \|\| Ten Thousand Villages
		Akamba woodcarver cooperative is located in Mombasa, Kenya along the coast of the Indian Ocean.
		Akamba sculptures are carved from Neem, Jaracanda and East African Mahagony wood.
		The artisans at Akamba work hard to preserve their traditional skills and to pass these skills along to future generations of carvers.
	www.tenthousandvillages.com /catalog/story.detail.php?story_id=80 (360 words)

	Akamba Aid Fund - Helping to relieve poverty
		Akamba is the fourth largest of 42 tribes in Kenya, around two million in number, who live mainly in the Eastern Province of Kenya.
		AAF has been working since 1999 among the Akamba in an area called the Mwingi District.
		Thanks to the wonderful support we get in the UK, we have been able to make the difference to their lives.
	www.akamba-aid.org.uk (150 words)

	The New Vision Online : Across East Africa by bus
		The fares aresh55, 000 aboard Akamba and sh75, 000 aboard Scandinavia.
		Scandinavia and Akamba are the only buses that go from Kampala to Dar-es-salaam through Nairobi, Arusha and Moshi.
		The fares to Dar-es-salaam are sh93,000 aboard Akamba and sh10,000 on Scandinavia.
	www.newvision.co.ug /PA/120/134/543058 (782 words)

	<< AKAMBA - LOCATION >>
		A warm welcome awaits at Akamba so come and visit us soon to experience our unique atmosphere.
		Akamba is easy to reach by road or rail....
		Turn first right into The Avenue, AKAMBA is situated 300 yards on the left.
	www.akamba.co.uk /location.html (231 words)

	PBS - Bill Moyers Reports: Earth on Edge - Agricultural Ecosystems
		This turnaround came not more than three decades after a 1930s report by ruling British authorities stated that the Akamba, the first people to settle the district, were "drifting to a state of hopelessness and miserable poverty and their land to a parching desert of rocks, stones, and sand."
		The Akamba first occupied the region in the 1600s-1700s and established an agrarian community.
		To increase the stability of the soil on the hillsides and minimize erosion, the Akamba were forced to build contour ditches, and a terracing system that was hard to maintain on the slopes.
	www.pbs.org /earthonedge/ecosystems/agricultural2.html (798 words)

	Retaining Teaching Capacity in African Universities - Problems and Prospects
		Lands bordering the Akamba on two sides (White Highlands), used as grazing fields for livestock, were taken and reserved for colonial settlement.
		Hemmed in the middle, the Akamba grew in numbers and in livestock, clearing land for shifting cultivation (slash-and-burn) and chopping trees for firewood and for the construction of their homes.
		The Akamba have traditionally placed emphasis on education and development of local vocationally oriented schools.
	www.worldbank.org /afr/findings/english/find31.htm (1637 words)

	The Akamba
		As the Akamba population increased and grazing became scarce,
		Akamba people practiced polygamy (the man can have more than one wife) but he must
		The authority of the Akamba family was with the male elders.
	www.essaytrader.net /get.php?essay=23900 (386 words)

	Akamba Releases Velobahn(tm) Appliance-On-A-Card(tm)
		Akamba Corporation was founded by Jack Smith, co-founder and CTO of Hotmail Corporation and Richard Burright, Hotmail Director of Operations.
		Akamba develops server-side appliance products designed to expand Web server capacity and traffic management optimization by improving the effectiveness of connection management.
		Akamba, Velobahn and Appliance-On-A-Card are trademarks or registered trademarks of Akamba Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
	www.internetretailer.com /internet/marketing-conference/72910-akamba-releases-velobahntm-appliance-on-a-cardtm.html (523 words)

	Akamba customer not well treated
		An FTF reader advises the Akamba Bus Services management to ensure that the person who answers line 223304 is a customer-sensitive person.
		She needed to deliver the parcel to its destination by latest 1 pm last Friday but the Akamba staff insisted that she would get it at 3pm, which was way beyond her deadline.
		All I needed to know, she says, is where my parcel was so that I could intercept it and deliver it on time.
	www.eastandard.net /archives/cl/print/news.php?articleid=8962 (93 words)

	Kamba information - Search.com
		The Kamba people (Mukamba in singular Akamba in the plural) are a Bantu people who live in the semi-arid Eastern Province of Kenya stretching east from Nairobi to Tsavo and north up to Embu, Kenya.
		The Akamba acted as middlemen between the coastal Arab Swahili traders and the upcountry tribes.
		The Akamba have many varieties of traditional dances, for example: -Mwali (pl: Myali) which is a dance accompanying a song, the latter which is usually made to critcise anti-social behaviour.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Kamba?redir=1 (614 words)

	General News of Tuesday, 8 November 2005
		The Committee, chaired by Justice Joseph Bawa Akamba was set up by Mr.
		The allegations, which ranged from misappropriation of funds to wrongful dismissals were all denied by the GSL Director.
		Akamba must apologise to the people of Odododoidoi before ending his sitting.
	www.ghanaweb.com /GhanaHomePage/crime/artikel.php?ID=93887&comment=1645775 (151 words)

	ITworld.com - Akamba aims to speed servers
		Start-up Akamba plans to announce a new family of products this week aimed at speeding Web servers on e-commerce networks.
		Akamba's CEO Jack Smith, who cofounded Hotmail, says Akamba's MassTrans technology will remove the connection-processing burden from servers, freeing them to process the data for requests such as database queries for stock quotes and online transactions.
		Using Akamba's PCI card, which has a custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit chip designed to hold sessions in memory, the server is left to process the request.
	www.itworld.com /Comp/1361/NWW110388_10-23-2000/pfindex.html (279 words)

	Analysing the factors for success -- OC 11.1
		Their Akamba tribal heritage also plays a role.
		Akamba men have traditionally been traders and were often away for long periods, which strengthened the role of women.
		"The Akamba women have for several decades had an outstanding record in terms of their ability to overcome the petty gossiping and picking on each other that breaks up women's groups in other parts of Kenya and Africa."
	www.onecountry.org /e111/e11110bs.htm (320 words)

	Kitunda
		Hemingway argued that these “renegade” Akamba were heavily drinking and dancing the whole night; they had no law and on that account he became law to them.
		We are left to surmise that in his exposition of the culture of that village, Hemingway was either hypocritical or he was projecting his behavior onto the Kamba culture.
		Moreover, Hemingway’s use of the term renegade to describe the Akamba settlement in Katanga is a clear conformity to the British colonial attitude towards Kenya natives.
	www.und.edu /org/ndq/kitunda.html (1949 words)

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