The multi-colored beadwork adorns almost every inch of her upper body – from the top of her head, past her neck and shoulders and down to her chest. She – a Maasai bride from Kenya – is beautiful. But ...

A typical Maasai girl was traditionally viewed as a source of wealth for the father in form of bride price. At a tender age, they used to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) making them ‘women’ ...

* Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Farah Mihlar is the media officer for Minority Rights Group and travelled to Kenya recently ...

Kona Baridi, Kenya – Ipato “Peris” Kateki knows only one female Maasai landowner – herself. And the 57-year-old, with her small plot in Kajiado county, southern Kenya, is a rarity among her people.