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[User] It is just brought by globalization (changes in the world)

[Assistant] As life changes, people change too?

[User] Yes, for instance today if you give a child milk and rice he/she will not eat because he would ask for green vegetables.

[Assistant] Where did they learn this from?

[User] They know. Even if you give them milk they must ask for vegetables.

[Assistant] If we may ask ourselves, what is it that has caused or brought about changes in the diet (foods people eat)?


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[User] Yes, for instance today if you give a child milk and rice he/she will not eat because he would ask for green vegetables.

[Assistant] Where did they learn this from?

[User] They know. Even if you give them milk they must ask for vegetables.

[Assistant] If we may ask ourselves, what is it that has caused or brought about changes in the diet (foods people eat)?

[User] You know today is not like the past century. You cannot cheat on today’s child. What his/her want is what you must give him/her and you cannot ask them why, for us in the past we could survive on milk, we could just grow up not knowing anything…you just stay and eat.

[Assistant] Mmmm…should we say that it is education that has brought about these or it is different people that have come here with different ideas and teach them or what is it?


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[User] They know. Even if you give them milk they must ask for vegetables.

[Assistant] If we may ask ourselves, what is it that has caused or brought about changes in the diet (foods people eat)?

[User] You know today is not like the past century. You cannot cheat on today’s child. What his/her want is what you must give him/her and you cannot ask them why, for us in the past we could survive on milk, we could just grow up not knowing anything…you just stay and eat.

[Assistant] Mmmm…should we say that it is education that has brought about these or it is different people that have come here with different ideas and teach them or what is it?

[User] When you give birth to a child, he grows up and starts getting clever.

[Assistant] Where do they get this?


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[User] You know today is not like the past century. You cannot cheat on today’s child. What his/her want is what you must give him/her and you cannot ask them why, for us in the past we could survive on milk, we could just grow up not knowing anything…you just stay and eat.

[Assistant] Mmmm…should we say that it is education that has brought about these or it is different people that have come here with different ideas and teach them or what is it?

[User] When you give birth to a child, he grows up and starts getting clever.

[Assistant] Where do they get this?

[User] Just themselves.

[Assistant] Where do they learn this from, is it from friends, from school or where?


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[User] When you give birth to a child, he grows up and starts getting clever.

[Assistant] Where do they get this?

[User] Just themselves.

[Assistant] Where do they learn this from, is it from friends, from school or where?

[User] May be from school.

[Assistant] May be from school?


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[User] Just themselves.

[Assistant] Where do they learn this from, is it from friends, from school or where?

[User] May be from school.

[Assistant] May be from school?

[User] Yes, because a young child does not know anything.

[Assistant] Don’t you think it is as a result of different people coming here or is this village full of the Maasai alone?


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[User] May be from school.

[Assistant] May be from school?

[User] Yes, because a young child does not know anything.

[Assistant] Don’t you think it is as a result of different people coming here or is this village full of the Maasai alone?

[User] We have other tribes like the Pare, Maasai the Swahili we are different tribes here.

[Assistant] Okay. Don’t you think the coming of other tribes like the Swahili and others have contributed to the changing of diet?


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[User] We have other tribes like the Pare, Maasai the Swahili we are different tribes here.

[Assistant] Okay. Don’t you think the coming of other tribes like the Swahili and others have contributed to the changing of diet?

[User] Not them.

[Assistant] Not them?

[User] Yes, because they come when we call them and when they call us, we too go.

[Assistant] Therefore, those are the things that have contributed. Now, do you think the availability of other foods has contributed to you changing the diet or what is it? Cause you knew how to cook rice in the past.


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[User] Not them.

[Assistant] Not them?

[User] Yes, because they come when we call them and when they call us, we too go.

[Assistant] Therefore, those are the things that have contributed. Now, do you think the availability of other foods has contributed to you changing the diet or what is it? Cause you knew how to cook rice in the past.

[User] The way rice is prepared today is different with how it was done in the past.

[Assistant] Exactly that is what I want. How do you prepare rice?


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[User] Yes, because they come when we call them and when they call us, we too go.

[Assistant] Therefore, those are the things that have contributed. Now, do you think the availability of other foods has contributed to you changing the diet or what is it? Cause you knew how to cook rice in the past.

[User] The way rice is prepared today is different with how it was done in the past.

[Assistant] Exactly that is what I want. How do you prepare rice?

[User] In the past you would just boil water, add salt then rice later on which boils for some minutes. When the water dries up you put ghee and then it would have been ready to be served.

[Assistant] Mmmm…what of today?


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[User] The way rice is prepared today is different with how it was done in the past.

[Assistant] Exactly that is what I want. How do you prepare rice?

[User] In the past you would just boil water, add salt then rice later on which boils for some minutes. When the water dries up you put ghee and then it would have been ready to be served.

[Assistant] Mmmm…what of today?

[User] Nowadays, it is cooked with very many food additives like onions, curry powder the one you use to cook pilau etc.

[Assistant] Mmmm, Therefore the way food is prepared (cooked) has changed?


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[User] In the past you would just boil water, add salt then rice later on which boils for some minutes. When the water dries up you put ghee and then it would have been ready to be served.

[Assistant] Mmmm…what of today?

[User] Nowadays, it is cooked with very many food additives like onions, curry powder the one you use to cook pilau etc.

[Assistant] Mmmm, Therefore the way food is prepared (cooked) has changed?

[User] Yes, it has changed.

[Assistant] What of these others like meat and green vegetables, how did you cook (prepare) them?


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[User] Nowadays, it is cooked with very many food additives like onions, curry powder the one you use to cook pilau etc.

[Assistant] Mmmm, Therefore the way food is prepared (cooked) has changed?

[User] Yes, it has changed.

[Assistant] What of these others like meat and green vegetables, how did you cook (prepare) them?

[User] We were just boiled them with salt.

[Assistant] But how do you do it today?


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[User] Yes, it has changed.

[Assistant] What of these others like meat and green vegetables, how did you cook (prepare) them?

[User] We were just boiled them with salt.

[Assistant] But how do you do it today?

[User] Nowadays we fry with tomatoes, ginger, onions…they say the meat should smell.

[Assistant] Hahaaa…but it is you yourselves who have started to cook that way?


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[User] We were just boiled them with salt.

[Assistant] But how do you do it today?

[User] Nowadays we fry with tomatoes, ginger, onions…they say the meat should smell.

[Assistant] Hahaaa…but it is you yourselves who have started to cook that way?

[User] It is because things changed.

[Assistant] Things have changed. Do you think this change is good or bad?


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[User] It is because things changed.

[Assistant] Things have changed. Do you think this change is good or bad?

[User] It is good.

[Assistant] Why good?

[User] Because that is how the whole world is moving if you do not know how to eat good food that is not good life.

[Assistant] Now let me recall what you said. You told me that education has also contributed to the change in the diet or other people who came to this village?


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[User] It is good.

[Assistant] Why good?

[User] Because that is how the whole world is moving if you do not know how to eat good food that is not good life.

[Assistant] Now let me recall what you said. You told me that education has also contributed to the change in the diet or other people who came to this village?

[User] Not at all. The new comers too eat the same foods we eat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what has contributed to this change is education or what is it?


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[User] Because that is how the whole world is moving if you do not know how to eat good food that is not good life.

[Assistant] Now let me recall what you said. You told me that education has also contributed to the change in the diet or other people who came to this village?

[User] Not at all. The new comers too eat the same foods we eat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what has contributed to this change is education or what is it?

[User] I think what has contributed are the many ceremonies people attend, meetings etc. Whereby they learn two to three things…

[Assistant] Which they apply too?


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[User] Not at all. The new comers too eat the same foods we eat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what has contributed to this change is education or what is it?

[User] I think what has contributed are the many ceremonies people attend, meetings etc. Whereby they learn two to three things…

[Assistant] Which they apply too?

[User] Even in churches.

[Assistant] Are there Christians here?


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[User] I think what has contributed are the many ceremonies people attend, meetings etc. Whereby they learn two to three things…

[Assistant] Which they apply too?

[User] Even in churches.

[Assistant] Are there Christians here?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Don’t you think the churches have too contributed to the change of diet?


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[User] Even in churches.

[Assistant] Are there Christians here?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Don’t you think the churches have too contributed to the change of diet?

[User] No.

[Assistant] May be they are taught that they cook this way and that way etc.?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Don’t you think the churches have too contributed to the change of diet?

[User] No.

[Assistant] May be they are taught that they cook this way and that way etc.?

[User] Not at all.

[Assistant] Therefore, there are only two things that have contributed to the drought and there is no any other thing?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] May be they are taught that they cook this way and that way etc.?

[User] Not at all.

[Assistant] Therefore, there are only two things that have contributed to the drought and there is no any other thing?

[User] You mean drought?

[Assistant] Yes. Or change in weather.


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[User] Not at all.

[Assistant] Therefore, there are only two things that have contributed to the drought and there is no any other thing?

[User] You mean drought?

[Assistant] Yes. Or change in weather.

[User] However much it rains, today’s children do not want to take milk like in the past and just take little. If you cook food without vegetables, they do not eat, and when you cook ugali every day they won’t eat.

[Assistant] So mum, how is it?


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[User] You mean drought?

[Assistant] Yes. Or change in weather.

[User] However much it rains, today’s children do not want to take milk like in the past and just take little. If you cook food without vegetables, they do not eat, and when you cook ugali every day they won’t eat.

[Assistant] So mum, how is it?

[User] They will ask ‘mum where other foods are? You see I have brought cassava, arrowroots and sweet potatoes for breakfast because today is a market day and they told me what to buy, don’t you see they have relaxed?

[Assistant] Hahaaa…is there anything you can add concerning this change of diet?


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[User] However much it rains, today’s children do not want to take milk like in the past and just take little. If you cook food without vegetables, they do not eat, and when you cook ugali every day they won’t eat.

[Assistant] So mum, how is it?

[User] They will ask ‘mum where other foods are? You see I have brought cassava, arrowroots and sweet potatoes for breakfast because today is a market day and they told me what to buy, don’t you see they have relaxed?

[Assistant] Hahaaa…is there anything you can add concerning this change of diet?

[User] No…

[Assistant] You can still go. I will talk to the mother then she will later take me to your brother’s home. Now mum you told me about changes in the diet for instance in the past you used to boil food but today it is fried. Do you think there are some foods that you used to eat in the past but are not there today?


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[User] They will ask ‘mum where other foods are? You see I have brought cassava, arrowroots and sweet potatoes for breakfast because today is a market day and they told me what to buy, don’t you see they have relaxed?

[Assistant] Hahaaa…is there anything you can add concerning this change of diet?

[User] No…

[Assistant] You can still go. I will talk to the mother then she will later take me to your brother’s home. Now mum you told me about changes in the diet for instance in the past you used to boil food but today it is fried. Do you think there are some foods that you used to eat in the past but are not there today?

[User] No.

[Assistant] You still eat them all?


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[User] No…

[Assistant] You can still go. I will talk to the mother then she will later take me to your brother’s home. Now mum you told me about changes in the diet for instance in the past you used to boil food but today it is fried. Do you think there are some foods that you used to eat in the past but are not there today?

[User] No.

[Assistant] You still eat them all?

[User] Yes, we still eat them today.

[Assistant] Okay…I was asking the type of foods you used to eat in the past when you were young but you do not eat today. Which food is this?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] You still eat them all?

[User] Yes, we still eat them today.

[Assistant] Okay…I was asking the type of foods you used to eat in the past when you were young but you do not eat today. Which food is this?

[User] For now, we did not leave any food.

[Assistant] May be any food that you might have said we can no longer eat today but you used to eat in the past?


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[User] Yes, we still eat them today.

[Assistant] Okay…I was asking the type of foods you used to eat in the past when you were young but you do not eat today. Which food is this?

[User] For now, we did not leave any food.

[Assistant] May be any food that you might have said we can no longer eat today but you used to eat in the past?

[User] It is not there.

[Assistant] And which other new food has come, do you eat chicken? The Maasai never ate chicken or eggs. Do you eat all this today?


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[User] For now, we did not leave any food.

[Assistant] May be any food that you might have said we can no longer eat today but you used to eat in the past?

[User] It is not there.

[Assistant] And which other new food has come, do you eat chicken? The Maasai never ate chicken or eggs. Do you eat all this today?

[User] Today we eat them.

[Assistant] You eat them?


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[User] It is not there.

[Assistant] And which other new food has come, do you eat chicken? The Maasai never ate chicken or eggs. Do you eat all this today?

[User] Today we eat them.

[Assistant] You eat them?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Nowadays you boil then fry, in which way do you think this has affected your family…is it good or bad?


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[User] Today we eat them.

[Assistant] You eat them?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Nowadays you boil then fry, in which way do you think this has affected your family…is it good or bad?

[User] It is good.

[Assistant] Therefore, you see your children having good health?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Nowadays you boil then fry, in which way do you think this has affected your family…is it good or bad?

[User] It is good.

[Assistant] Therefore, you see your children having good health?

[User] Yes, they grow up well.

[Assistant] Change is good?


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[User] It is good.

[Assistant] Therefore, you see your children having good health?

[User] Yes, they grow up well.

[Assistant] Change is good?

[User] Mmmm…

[Assistant] Don’t you think it will have a negative impact on the children’s health for example the male and female children becoming lazy?


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[User] Yes, they grow up well.

[Assistant] Change is good?

[User] Mmmm…

[Assistant] Don’t you think it will have a negative impact on the children’s health for example the male and female children becoming lazy?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Will the old Maasai tradition/culture remain the same or it will be eroded to some extend?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] Will the old Maasai tradition/culture remain the same or it will be eroded to some extend?

[User] It will be eroded a bit

[Assistant] Why?

[User] I do not know why but the Maasai of today have changed and are not like the old Maasai.

[Assistant] How have they changed?


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[User] It will be eroded a bit

[Assistant] Why?

[User] I do not know why but the Maasai of today have changed and are not like the old Maasai.

[Assistant] How have they changed?

[User] In the past, the Maasai only knew to look after cattle and would it will take the whole day in the wild/bush grazing then come back in the evening.

[Assistant] Okay let us now talk about milk. When you were, young and compared to today, do you think milk is still of great importance to you today?


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[User] In the past, the Maasai only knew to look after cattle and would it will take the whole day in the wild/bush grazing then come back in the evening.

[Assistant] Okay let us now talk about milk. When you were, young and compared to today, do you think milk is still of great importance to you today?

[User] Milk is still important to me today.

[Assistant] Very much?

[User] Mmmm. I like it very much.

[Assistant] What importance does it have or how does it help you?


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[User] Milk is still important to me today.

[Assistant] Very much?

[User] Mmmm. I like it very much.

[Assistant] What importance does it have or how does it help you?

[User] It is very good for children’s health.

[Assistant] Fine. Do you think milk is still there?


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[User] Mmmm. I like it very much.

[Assistant] What importance does it have or how does it help you?

[User] It is very good for children’s health.

[Assistant] Fine. Do you think milk is still there?

[User] It is still there though scarce.

[Assistant] Fine. Now is milk important in your household and also do you sell milk?


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[User] It is very good for children’s health.

[Assistant] Fine. Do you think milk is still there?

[User] It is still there though scarce.

[Assistant] Fine. Now is milk important in your household and also do you sell milk?

[User] Eeeeh.

[Assistant] Therefore, the milk helps you get money?


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[User] Eeeeh.

[Assistant] Therefore, the milk helps you get money?

[User] Eeeeh.

[Assistant] Really?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay, Do you think drought affected you?


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[User] Eeeeh.

[Assistant] Really?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay, Do you think drought affected you?

[User] Yes, it has affected me because some of my cows died but I still get milk.

[Assistant] Do you still milk your cows?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay, Do you think drought affected you?

[User] Yes, it has affected me because some of my cows died but I still get milk.

[Assistant] Do you still milk your cows?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many cows do you milk?


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[User] Yes, it has affected me because some of my cows died but I still get milk.

[Assistant] Do you still milk your cows?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many cows do you milk?

[User] Eight.

[Assistant] You have cows that you milk at the moment?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many cows do you milk?

[User] Eight.

[Assistant] You have cows that you milk at the moment?

[User] Yes, but others have been moved to another place where there is pasture.

[Assistant] Therefore, the only cattle that remain here are those that are milked?


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[User] Eight.

[Assistant] You have cows that you milk at the moment?

[User] Yes, but others have been moved to another place where there is pasture.

[Assistant] Therefore, the only cattle that remain here are those that are milked?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. Now is the milk important to the children or the adults?


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[User] Yes, but others have been moved to another place where there is pasture.

[Assistant] Therefore, the only cattle that remain here are those that are milked?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. Now is the milk important to the children or the adults?

[User] Milk is important to all people but especially children.

[Assistant] We have seen that in other communities, it was difficult to find milk and I do not know if it is because of drought or it is the price that has gone up. Do you think it is true that milk is difficult to find?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. Now is the milk important to the children or the adults?

[User] Milk is important to all people but especially children.

[Assistant] We have seen that in other communities, it was difficult to find milk and I do not know if it is because of drought or it is the price that has gone up. Do you think it is true that milk is difficult to find?

[User] Milk is still available only that the drought that hit last year affected cattle and even if you milk your cow now, you only get what is enough for your family.

[Assistant] And what is the cost of milk at the moment?


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[User] Milk is still available only that the drought that hit last year affected cattle and even if you milk your cow now, you only get what is enough for your family.

[Assistant] And what is the cost of milk at the moment?

[User] One litre?

[Assistant] Yes

[User] We sell one litre at TSh 800.

[Assistant] What of in the village?


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[User] One litre?

[Assistant] Yes

[User] We sell one litre at TSh 800.

[Assistant] What of in the village?

[User] In the village, it costs up to TSH 1000.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of milk when you compare when you were young and today, does it increase or decrease in quantity?


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[User] We sell one litre at TSh 800.

[Assistant] What of in the village?

[User] In the village, it costs up to TSH 1000.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of milk when you compare when you were young and today, does it increase or decrease in quantity?

[User] Nowadays milk is not like that of the past when we were young we had enough milk compared with today.

[Assistant] Now you say there was enough milk in the past?


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[User] In the village, it costs up to TSH 1000.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of milk when you compare when you were young and today, does it increase or decrease in quantity?

[User] Nowadays milk is not like that of the past when we were young we had enough milk compared with today.

[Assistant] Now you say there was enough milk in the past?

[User] Yes, there was enough milk.

[Assistant] Why do you say so?


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[User] Nowadays milk is not like that of the past when we were young we had enough milk compared with today.

[Assistant] Now you say there was enough milk in the past?

[User] Yes, there was enough milk.

[Assistant] Why do you say so?

[User] It is because in those days, there was enough pasture.

[Assistant] I would like to know what has contributed to scarcity of milk today just according to your opinion, what is the problem?


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[User] Yes, there was enough milk.

[Assistant] Why do you say so?

[User] It is because in those days, there was enough pasture.

[Assistant] I would like to know what has contributed to scarcity of milk today just according to your opinion, what is the problem?

[User] It is because of the drought whereby the pastures dry up hence it is not enough for the cattle to feed on.

[Assistant] Ahaa…. Another thing apart from drought, have the Maasai stopped herding a large population of cattle?


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[User] It is because in those days, there was enough pasture.

[Assistant] I would like to know what has contributed to scarcity of milk today just according to your opinion, what is the problem?

[User] It is because of the drought whereby the pastures dry up hence it is not enough for the cattle to feed on.

[Assistant] Ahaa…. Another thing apart from drought, have the Maasai stopped herding a large population of cattle?

[User] People still have huge herds of cattle and may be this big population of cattle might have contributed to the scarcity of grazing land

[Assistant] Therefore, you say the cattle population has led to reduced grazing land?


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[User] People still have huge herds of cattle and may be this big population of cattle might have contributed to the scarcity of grazing land

[Assistant] Therefore, you say the cattle population has led to reduced grazing land?

[User] Mmmm.

[Assistant] Another thing?

[User] I just see that as a major reason.

[Assistant] Don’t you think a land conflict has led to the scarcity of milk?


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[User] Mmmm.

[Assistant] Another thing?

[User] I just see that as a major reason.

[Assistant] Don’t you think a land conflict has led to the scarcity of milk?

[User] Which conflict?

[Assistant] For instance, a conflict between Maasai farmers and pastoralists?


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[User] I just see that as a major reason.

[Assistant] Don’t you think a land conflict has led to the scarcity of milk?

[User] Which conflict?

[Assistant] For instance, a conflict between Maasai farmers and pastoralists?

[User] It has contributed too for instance as from the last two years, there has been conflicts especially during the dry spell where the pastoralists livestock destroy farmers crops when they take their livestock to drink water by the river hence you will find out that the conflict does not end as they quarrel over the water areas.

[Assistant] So, they disagree over water?


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[User] Which conflict?

[Assistant] For instance, a conflict between Maasai farmers and pastoralists?

[User] It has contributed too for instance as from the last two years, there has been conflicts especially during the dry spell where the pastoralists livestock destroy farmers crops when they take their livestock to drink water by the river hence you will find out that the conflict does not end as they quarrel over the water areas.

[Assistant] So, they disagree over water?

[User] Yes, conflict keeps on raging and the pastoralists are forced to move in groups so that in case of any fight, they will have power to defend themselves.

[Assistant] Ahaaa, where is that?


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[User] It has contributed too for instance as from the last two years, there has been conflicts especially during the dry spell where the pastoralists livestock destroy farmers crops when they take their livestock to drink water by the river hence you will find out that the conflict does not end as they quarrel over the water areas.

[Assistant] So, they disagree over water?

[User] Yes, conflict keeps on raging and the pastoralists are forced to move in groups so that in case of any fight, they will have power to defend themselves.

[Assistant] Ahaaa, where is that?

[User] Just here, a place called Mtingo and another one called Boga, it is just near here.

[Assistant] It is okay. Do we have other factors that may have contributed to scarcity of milk or it is just only those ones?


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[User] Yes, conflict keeps on raging and the pastoralists are forced to move in groups so that in case of any fight, they will have power to defend themselves.

[Assistant] Ahaaa, where is that?

[User] Just here, a place called Mtingo and another one called Boga, it is just near here.

[Assistant] It is okay. Do we have other factors that may have contributed to scarcity of milk or it is just only those ones?

[User] No, the cattle do not have enough grazing land.

[Assistant] Do you think people today take milk like in the past?


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[User] Just here, a place called Mtingo and another one called Boga, it is just near here.

[Assistant] It is okay. Do we have other factors that may have contributed to scarcity of milk or it is just only those ones?

[User] No, the cattle do not have enough grazing land.

[Assistant] Do you think people today take milk like in the past?

[User] No.

[Assistant] what do you think might have contributed to this?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] what do you think might have contributed to this?

[User] May be education has contributed to this.

[Assistant] Why?

[User] Because you will find a child eating food throughout the day from morning to evening but for an adult, he eats ones and takes time before he/she takes another meal. In the past, we often took milk...we cooked normal rice then ate with milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm…may be if I may mention the four factors, which one do you think is a major factor that may have contributed to a reduction/scarcity of milk. Firstly, you told me drought has led to lack of pasture for the cattle to feed on thus a reduction in milk production for example you said that in the past there was enough milk but nowadays milk is scarce. You have also told me that the grazing land has reduced and the cattle population has increased thus you will find out that getting enough pasture to feed cattle is a problem thus a reduction in milk. Another reason you said is the land conflict whereby the place where pastoralists used to take their livestock to drink water has been owned by farmers thus cattle have nowhere to drink water hence leading to lack of milk and lastly, nowadays people do not take milk as such like in the past. Out of all these four reasons, which one do you think has contributed much to scarcity of milk?


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[User] May be education has contributed to this.

[Assistant] Why?

[User] Because you will find a child eating food throughout the day from morning to evening but for an adult, he eats ones and takes time before he/she takes another meal. In the past, we often took milk...we cooked normal rice then ate with milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm…may be if I may mention the four factors, which one do you think is a major factor that may have contributed to a reduction/scarcity of milk. Firstly, you told me drought has led to lack of pasture for the cattle to feed on thus a reduction in milk production for example you said that in the past there was enough milk but nowadays milk is scarce. You have also told me that the grazing land has reduced and the cattle population has increased thus you will find out that getting enough pasture to feed cattle is a problem thus a reduction in milk. Another reason you said is the land conflict whereby the place where pastoralists used to take their livestock to drink water has been owned by farmers thus cattle have nowhere to drink water hence leading to lack of milk and lastly, nowadays people do not take milk as such like in the past. Out of all these four reasons, which one do you think has contributed much to scarcity of milk?

[User] Especially when a cow lacks where to graze, it will not grow healthy and it will not produce milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm… now between the past years and nowadays, when do you think you had many cattle?


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[User] Because you will find a child eating food throughout the day from morning to evening but for an adult, he eats ones and takes time before he/she takes another meal. In the past, we often took milk...we cooked normal rice then ate with milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm…may be if I may mention the four factors, which one do you think is a major factor that may have contributed to a reduction/scarcity of milk. Firstly, you told me drought has led to lack of pasture for the cattle to feed on thus a reduction in milk production for example you said that in the past there was enough milk but nowadays milk is scarce. You have also told me that the grazing land has reduced and the cattle population has increased thus you will find out that getting enough pasture to feed cattle is a problem thus a reduction in milk. Another reason you said is the land conflict whereby the place where pastoralists used to take their livestock to drink water has been owned by farmers thus cattle have nowhere to drink water hence leading to lack of milk and lastly, nowadays people do not take milk as such like in the past. Out of all these four reasons, which one do you think has contributed much to scarcity of milk?

[User] Especially when a cow lacks where to graze, it will not grow healthy and it will not produce milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm… now between the past years and nowadays, when do you think you had many cattle?

[User] It is in the past because there was enough grazing land unlike today whereby the land is small and nowhere to graze.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of food in your household, who goes to the market to buy food?


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[User] Especially when a cow lacks where to graze, it will not grow healthy and it will not produce milk.

[Assistant] Mmmm… now between the past years and nowadays, when do you think you had many cattle?

[User] It is in the past because there was enough grazing land unlike today whereby the land is small and nowhere to graze.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of food in your household, who goes to the market to buy food?

[User] It is the husband who goes to buy food but sometimes I too go to buy.

[Assistant] Don’t you send your children to go and buy food?


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[User] It is in the past because there was enough grazing land unlike today whereby the land is small and nowhere to graze.

[Assistant] Now if we may talk of food in your household, who goes to the market to buy food?

[User] It is the husband who goes to buy food but sometimes I too go to buy.

[Assistant] Don’t you send your children to go and buy food?

[User] No, we do not send them.

[Assistant] And which foodstuffs do you commonly buy?


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[User] It is the husband who goes to buy food but sometimes I too go to buy.

[Assistant] Don’t you send your children to go and buy food?

[User] No, we do not send them.

[Assistant] And which foodstuffs do you commonly buy?

[User] We buy foodstuffs like cassava, banana, sweet potatoes and arrowroots because we cultivate maize and rice.

[Assistant] So you grow rice?


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[User] No, we do not send them.

[Assistant] And which foodstuffs do you commonly buy?

[User] We buy foodstuffs like cassava, banana, sweet potatoes and arrowroots because we cultivate maize and rice.

[Assistant] So you grow rice?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. And who makes the decision on which food to buy do you sit down with your husband or he decides himself and goes to buy?


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[User] We buy foodstuffs like cassava, banana, sweet potatoes and arrowroots because we cultivate maize and rice.

[Assistant] So you grow rice?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. And who makes the decision on which food to buy do you sit down with your husband or he decides himself and goes to buy?

[User] No, we both sit down and plan together. When we walk up in the morning, I look around to find what is lacking then we arrange then he goes to the market to buy or when I am going to the market I buy the items.

[Assistant] So it just depends who will buy the items on that day?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Okay. And who makes the decision on which food to buy do you sit down with your husband or he decides himself and goes to buy?

[User] No, we both sit down and plan together. When we walk up in the morning, I look around to find what is lacking then we arrange then he goes to the market to buy or when I am going to the market I buy the items.

[Assistant] So it just depends who will buy the items on that day?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] For now where does he buy food?


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[User] No, we both sit down and plan together. When we walk up in the morning, I look around to find what is lacking then we arrange then he goes to the market to buy or when I am going to the market I buy the items.

[Assistant] So it just depends who will buy the items on that day?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] For now where does he buy food?

[User] He just buys them here in the village when there is a market day in Mikindo or there at Dakawa.

[Assistant] Is the Dakawa market the one in Mkongeni?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] For now where does he buy food?

[User] He just buys them here in the village when there is a market day in Mikindo or there at Dakawa.

[Assistant] Is the Dakawa market the one in Mkongeni?

[User] Eeeeh

[Assistant] And when is the market day here?


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[User] Eeeeh

[Assistant] And when is the market day here?

[User] On Friday.

[Assistant] Today Friday?

[User] Mmmm.

[Assistant] You said you were born in this village?


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[User] On Friday.

[Assistant] Today Friday?

[User] Mmmm.

[Assistant] You said you were born in this village?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Since then, has that market place been there?


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[User] Mmmm.

[Assistant] You said you were born in this village?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Since then, has that market place been there?

[User] Yes, it was there but was on the other side of Mikindo.

[Assistant] So, it has been moved to this side?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Since then, has that market place been there?

[User] Yes, it was there but was on the other side of Mikindo.

[Assistant] So, it has been moved to this side?

[User] It is now both in Mikindo and here in this village.

[Assistant] So it has been moved this way after you have grown up?


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[User] Yes, it was there but was on the other side of Mikindo.

[Assistant] So, it has been moved to this side?

[User] It is now both in Mikindo and here in this village.

[Assistant] So it has been moved this way after you have grown up?

[User] Yes

[Assistant] Fine. Which foods do you buy from this market now?


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[User] Yes

[Assistant] Fine. Which foods do you buy from this market now?

[User] In this market?

[Assistant] Yes

[User] We just buy arrowroot, cassava, banana, pumpkin leaves, green vegetables, beans and meat.

[Assistant] Now in your family, which food do you prefer to eat?


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[User] In this market?

[Assistant] Yes

[User] We just buy arrowroot, cassava, banana, pumpkin leaves, green vegetables, beans and meat.

[Assistant] Now in your family, which food do you prefer to eat?

[User] We eat all kinds of food.

[Assistant] Okay. Now I want to ask you a question that concerns you as a cook. Are you the one who cooks food here?


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[User] We just buy arrowroot, cassava, banana, pumpkin leaves, green vegetables, beans and meat.

[Assistant] Now in your family, which food do you prefer to eat?

[User] We eat all kinds of food.

[Assistant] Okay. Now I want to ask you a question that concerns you as a cook. Are you the one who cooks food here?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] As a cook, you may decide that today I am cooking ugali, rice or bananas. What is it that makes decide to cook those meals?


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[User] We eat all kinds of food.

[Assistant] Okay. Now I want to ask you a question that concerns you as a cook. Are you the one who cooks food here?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] As a cook, you may decide that today I am cooking ugali, rice or bananas. What is it that makes decide to cook those meals?

[User] It is just me who decides.

[Assistant] Is it because it is available or it is because you feel like eating a particular food that day?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] As a cook, you may decide that today I am cooking ugali, rice or bananas. What is it that makes decide to cook those meals?

[User] It is just me who decides.

[Assistant] Is it because it is available or it is because you feel like eating a particular food that day?

[User] Not that way. It is just we look at what we ate during the day then change in the afternoon for example if we ate ugali during the day, then we change to a different meal like banana in the evening.

[Assistant] Therefore, it is because that meal is available too, isn’t?


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[User] It is just me who decides.

[Assistant] Is it because it is available or it is because you feel like eating a particular food that day?

[User] Not that way. It is just we look at what we ate during the day then change in the afternoon for example if we ate ugali during the day, then we change to a different meal like banana in the evening.

[Assistant] Therefore, it is because that meal is available too, isn’t?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] What is another reason?


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[User] Not that way. It is just we look at what we ate during the day then change in the afternoon for example if we ate ugali during the day, then we change to a different meal like banana in the evening.

[Assistant] Therefore, it is because that meal is available too, isn’t?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] What is another reason?

[User] I just cook and people just eat.

[Assistant] So, you cook the food because it is there?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] What is another reason?

[User] I just cook and people just eat.

[Assistant] So, you cook the food because it is there?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Is there a day whereby your husband has decided to buy another food despite having food in the house or he says today I do not want this food or a child asks you mum today we want to eat a different meal?


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[User] I just cook and people just eat.

[Assistant] So, you cook the food because it is there?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Is there a day whereby your husband has decided to buy another food despite having food in the house or he says today I do not want this food or a child asks you mum today we want to eat a different meal?

[User] If he does not feel like eating ugali, rice or bananas, he will buy a different food he wants and I will prepare for him.

[Assistant] Mmmm so depends with a person?


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[User] If he does not feel like eating ugali, rice or bananas, he will buy a different food he wants and I will prepare for him.

[Assistant] Mmmm so depends with a person?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Another reason?

[User] No other reasons.

[Assistant] Really? Could it be maybe they heard or saw a friend in school then they come and tell that mum we want this and that food?


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[User] No other reasons.

[Assistant] Really? Could it be maybe they heard or saw a friend in school then they come and tell that mum we want this and that food?

[User] Children?

[Assistant] Yes.

[User] I do not think that is the reason because today’s child just wakes up in the morning and says mum today we eat a different meal for instance if he/she ate ugali for lunch, he/she would want a different food for dinner.

[Assistant] Another reason? Have you ever been taught about a full diet that contains green vegetables, fruits etc.?


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[User] Children?

[Assistant] Yes.

[User] I do not think that is the reason because today’s child just wakes up in the morning and says mum today we eat a different meal for instance if he/she ate ugali for lunch, he/she would want a different food for dinner.

[Assistant] Another reason? Have you ever been taught about a full diet that contains green vegetables, fruits etc.?

[User] No.

[Assistant] For instance, a full meal must contain for example vegetables in that if you cook ugali, it should not be ugali and meat alone but combined with green vegetables in order to be a full meal?


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[User] I do not think that is the reason because today’s child just wakes up in the morning and says mum today we eat a different meal for instance if he/she ate ugali for lunch, he/she would want a different food for dinner.

[Assistant] Another reason? Have you ever been taught about a full diet that contains green vegetables, fruits etc.?

[User] No.

[Assistant] For instance, a full meal must contain for example vegetables in that if you cook ugali, it should not be ugali and meat alone but combined with green vegetables in order to be a full meal?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Out of the three things you mentioned, you said the availability of food that is if there is food in the house you will prepare it, Second is the appetite that is if the child has no appetite for eating the food e.g. The child says that mum today I want to eat rice, or the husband says today I want to eat ugali with meat, or yourself say today I feel like eating bananas, let me tell my husband to buy it or lastly education which has taught people to mix up food when cooking. What is the major reason that makes you cook a particular food?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] For instance, a full meal must contain for example vegetables in that if you cook ugali, it should not be ugali and meat alone but combined with green vegetables in order to be a full meal?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Out of the three things you mentioned, you said the availability of food that is if there is food in the house you will prepare it, Second is the appetite that is if the child has no appetite for eating the food e.g. The child says that mum today I want to eat rice, or the husband says today I want to eat ugali with meat, or yourself say today I feel like eating bananas, let me tell my husband to buy it or lastly education which has taught people to mix up food when cooking. What is the major reason that makes you cook a particular food?

[User] Mostly it is the husband and secondly the children.

[Assistant] They are the ones who determine what you cook?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] Out of the three things you mentioned, you said the availability of food that is if there is food in the house you will prepare it, Second is the appetite that is if the child has no appetite for eating the food e.g. The child says that mum today I want to eat rice, or the husband says today I want to eat ugali with meat, or yourself say today I feel like eating bananas, let me tell my husband to buy it or lastly education which has taught people to mix up food when cooking. What is the major reason that makes you cook a particular food?

[User] Mostly it is the husband and secondly the children.

[Assistant] They are the ones who determine what you cook?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] May be if you look at a time when you were young, have you experienced a time when there was food shortage, there was hunger, no money etc.?


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[User] Mostly it is the husband and secondly the children.

[Assistant] They are the ones who determine what you cook?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] May be if you look at a time when you were young, have you experienced a time when there was food shortage, there was hunger, no money etc.?

[User] No.

[Assistant] It has never happened, what of when you had grown up, was there a time when hunger struck?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] May be if you look at a time when you were young, have you experienced a time when there was food shortage, there was hunger, no money etc.?

[User] No.

[Assistant] It has never happened, what of when you had grown up, was there a time when hunger struck?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Were you affected by the recent hunger?


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[User] No we were not affected.

[Assistant] Really?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Why not?

[User] Because we have cattle and can sell one to buy food.

[Assistant] Therefore, it has never happened to you completely?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Why not?

[User] Because we have cattle and can sell one to buy food.

[Assistant] Therefore, it has never happened to you completely?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] But has it happened to others?


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[User] Because we have cattle and can sell one to buy food.

[Assistant] Therefore, it has never happened to you completely?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] But has it happened to others?

[User] Yes, it has happened to others.

[Assistant] And how have you survived, what is the reason behind or what have you done to avoid all these?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] But has it happened to others?

[User] Yes, it has happened to others.

[Assistant] And how have you survived, what is the reason behind or what have you done to avoid all these?

[User] What we did so that we do not have food shortage is we do farming and keep the food. So, you see if there is food in the house, there is no problem as you only look for vegetables and cooking fat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what you did was farming and that is why you do not have food shortage?


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[User] Yes, it has happened to others.

[Assistant] And how have you survived, what is the reason behind or what have you done to avoid all these?

[User] What we did so that we do not have food shortage is we do farming and keep the food. So, you see if there is food in the house, there is no problem as you only look for vegetables and cooking fat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what you did was farming and that is why you do not have food shortage?

[User] Yes, for now everybody does farming. I see it is very important to do farming because when you have food in the house you just take to the mill and grind.

[Assistant] Have you advised those who suffer from hunger?


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[User] What we did so that we do not have food shortage is we do farming and keep the food. So, you see if there is food in the house, there is no problem as you only look for vegetables and cooking fat.

[Assistant] Therefore, what you did was farming and that is why you do not have food shortage?

[User] Yes, for now everybody does farming. I see it is very important to do farming because when you have food in the house you just take to the mill and grind.

[Assistant] Have you advised those who suffer from hunger?

[User] For now, most of the people are advised to plant crops but others do not take the advice and rely on others to do farming so that he/she buys from them.

[Assistant] Did you plant this year?


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[User] Yes, for now everybody does farming. I see it is very important to do farming because when you have food in the house you just take to the mill and grind.

[Assistant] Have you advised those who suffer from hunger?

[User] For now, most of the people are advised to plant crops but others do not take the advice and rely on others to do farming so that he/she buys from them.

[Assistant] Did you plant this year?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many bags of maize did you get?


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[User] For now, most of the people are advised to plant crops but others do not take the advice and rely on others to do farming so that he/she buys from them.

[Assistant] Did you plant this year?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many bags of maize did you get?

[User] I harvested two bags.

[Assistant] How many acres did you cultivate?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] How many bags of maize did you get?

[User] I harvested two bags.

[Assistant] How many acres did you cultivate?

[User] I cultivated two acres of rice and five acres of maize.

[Assistant] Ahaa…how was the maize harvest?


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[User] I harvested two bags.

[Assistant] How many acres did you cultivate?

[User] I cultivated two acres of rice and five acres of maize.

[Assistant] Ahaa…how was the maize harvest?

[User] We grow maize on farms outside Handeni at a place called Mziha

[Assistant] Okay is that the route to Handeni that passes through Madizini?


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[User] I cultivated two acres of rice and five acres of maize.

[Assistant] Ahaa…how was the maize harvest?

[User] We grow maize on farms outside Handeni at a place called Mziha

[Assistant] Okay is that the route to Handeni that passes through Madizini?

[User] Yes, that is the route.

[Assistant] You harvested how many bags?


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[User] We grow maize on farms outside Handeni at a place called Mziha

[Assistant] Okay is that the route to Handeni that passes through Madizini?

[User] Yes, that is the route.

[Assistant] You harvested how many bags?

[User] Others have been sold and what is remaining is for family consumption.

[Assistant] Will the food be enough to take you till the season?


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[User] Yes, that is the route.

[Assistant] You harvested how many bags?

[User] Others have been sold and what is remaining is for family consumption.

[Assistant] Will the food be enough to take you till the season?

[User] Yes, it will take us to the next harvesting season.

[Assistant] When you were young, what did you do to ensure that you do not face hunger/food shortage?


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[User] Others have been sold and what is remaining is for family consumption.

[Assistant] Will the food be enough to take you till the season?

[User] Yes, it will take us to the next harvesting season.

[Assistant] When you were young, what did you do to ensure that you do not face hunger/food shortage?

[User] During that time, it is only my father who was cultivating food.

[Assistant] Okay…when you were young, what did you do to ensure that you do not face food shortage, were you cultivating food or what were you doing?


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[User] During that time, it is only my father who was cultivating food.

[Assistant] Okay…when you were young, what did you do to ensure that you do not face food shortage, were you cultivating food or what were you doing?

[User] During that time?

[Assistant] Mmmm.

[User] During that time, my father was practicing farming and I was young.

[Assistant] Okay. And you have not slept hungry?


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[User] During that time?

[Assistant] Mmmm.

[User] During that time, my father was practicing farming and I was young.

[Assistant] Okay. And you have not slept hungry?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Fine. Let us go to the last question. There is education that focuses on diet…that one should eat good food…one should eat this and that food. I mean this kind of education on the type of food people should eat in order to get good health, where do you find this type of education?


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[User] During that time, my father was practicing farming and I was young.

[Assistant] Okay. And you have not slept hungry?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Fine. Let us go to the last question. There is education that focuses on diet…that one should eat good food…one should eat this and that food. I mean this kind of education on the type of food people should eat in order to get good health, where do you find this type of education?

[User] We have not received any education.

[Assistant] Even when you go to the clinic, do not they teach you that you eat a particular food or you have not even gone to a seminar whereby you are taught on what to eat?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] Fine. Let us go to the last question. There is education that focuses on diet…that one should eat good food…one should eat this and that food. I mean this kind of education on the type of food people should eat in order to get good health, where do you find this type of education?

[User] We have not received any education.

[Assistant] Even when you go to the clinic, do not they teach you that you eat a particular food or you have not even gone to a seminar whereby you are taught on what to eat?

[User] No.

[Assistant] What of church?


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[User] We have not received any education.

[Assistant] Even when you go to the clinic, do not they teach you that you eat a particular food or you have not even gone to a seminar whereby you are taught on what to eat?

[User] No.

[Assistant] What of church?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Therefore, where did you learn this from e.g. boiling food, frying etc.?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] What of church?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Therefore, where did you learn this from e.g. boiling food, frying etc.?

[User] We just learn them from the ceremonies when we go there.

[Assistant] So you see how others fry/prepare food and you learn from them?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] Therefore, where did you learn this from e.g. boiling food, frying etc.?

[User] We just learn them from the ceremonies when we go there.

[Assistant] So you see how others fry/prepare food and you learn from them?

[User] Yes…you see how they cook…this way and that way and you also go and cook.

[Assistant] You also emulate the same?


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[User] We just learn them from the ceremonies when we go there.

[Assistant] So you see how others fry/prepare food and you learn from them?

[User] Yes…you see how they cook…this way and that way and you also go and cook.

[Assistant] You also emulate the same?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Aaah…do you have a clinic here or a hospital?


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[User] Yes…you see how they cook…this way and that way and you also go and cook.

[Assistant] You also emulate the same?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Aaah…do you have a clinic here or a hospital?

[User] Yes, we do have.

[Assistant] When you go there, do they tell you to eat fruits or green vegetables?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Aaah…do you have a clinic here or a hospital?

[User] Yes, we do have.

[Assistant] When you go there, do they tell you to eat fruits or green vegetables?

[User] Yes, they do tell us.

[Assistant] What of in the church, do they talk about the same issue?


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[User] Yes, we do have.

[Assistant] When you go there, do they tell you to eat fruits or green vegetables?

[User] Yes, they do tell us.

[Assistant] What of in the church, do they talk about the same issue?

[User] No, they don’t.

[Assistant] This is the last question. I want you to tell me for instance if people want to come and train or teach people in your village on the issue of diet, how to cook, and the foods to be cooked, which foods should be available. If something is about to initiated will you accept or refuse?


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[User] Yes, they do tell us.

[Assistant] What of in the church, do they talk about the same issue?

[User] No, they don’t.

[Assistant] This is the last question. I want you to tell me for instance if people want to come and train or teach people in your village on the issue of diet, how to cook, and the foods to be cooked, which foods should be available. If something is about to initiated will you accept or refuse?

[User] We will accept.

[Assistant] And if you want that education, how should it be brought, Should they come to the house or how should it be?


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[User] We will accept.

[Assistant] And if you want that education, how should it be brought, Should they come to the house or how should it be?

[User] You mean to educate people?

[Assistant] Yes.

[User] They can call and teach us from just here in the village. If they come then call us we will go.

[Assistant] Therefore, you want to be called and then be educated?


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[User] You mean to educate people?

[Assistant] Yes.

[User] They can call and teach us from just here in the village. If they come then call us we will go.

[Assistant] Therefore, you want to be called and then be educated?

[User] Hahaaa….

[Assistant] And how should it be announced is it through schools, or through church or through the mosque. Do you have mosques here?


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[User] They can call and teach us from just here in the village. If they come then call us we will go.

[Assistant] Therefore, you want to be called and then be educated?

[User] Hahaaa….

[Assistant] And how should it be announced is it through schools, or through church or through the mosque. Do you have mosques here?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Don’t you have sheikhs here?


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[User] Hahaaa….

[Assistant] And how should it be announced is it through schools, or through church or through the mosque. Do you have mosques here?

[User] No.

[Assistant] Don’t you have sheikhs here?

[User] We do not have the sheikhs.

[Assistant] What of radios or how should we do it?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] Don’t you have sheikhs here?

[User] We do not have the sheikhs.

[Assistant] What of radios or how should we do it?

[User] So that we can here.

[Assistant] Yes…till you here that there is a meeting in a particular day.


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[User] We do not have the sheikhs.

[Assistant] What of radios or how should we do it?

[User] So that we can here.

[Assistant] Yes…till you here that there is a meeting in a particular day.

[User] Even if they come to the village there is a village chair, they will just tell him that they have come with this and that.

[Assistant] And that people should prepare?


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[User] So that we can here.

[Assistant] Yes…till you here that there is a meeting in a particular day.

[User] Even if they come to the village there is a village chair, they will just tell him that they have come with this and that.

[Assistant] And that people should prepare?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Now whom do you think should receive this education about diet, who do you think should receive. Is it the mother, father or children?


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[User] Even if they come to the village there is a village chair, they will just tell him that they have come with this and that.

[Assistant] And that people should prepare?

[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Now whom do you think should receive this education about diet, who do you think should receive. Is it the mother, father or children?

[User] I think all of us should receive this education.

[Assistant] But who specifically?


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[User] Yes.

[Assistant] Now whom do you think should receive this education about diet, who do you think should receive. Is it the mother, father or children?

[User] I think all of us should receive this education.

[Assistant] But who specifically?

[User] The mother.

[Assistant] Hahaaa…you favour yourselves, and why the mother?


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[User] I think all of us should receive this education.

[Assistant] But who specifically?

[User] The mother.

[Assistant] Hahaaa…you favour yourselves, and why the mother?

[User] It is the mother who knows more about food.

[Assistant] Aaah…I appreciate very much that I have exhausted my questions just as we have talked stories like that the way I have lost your time ….


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[User] The mother.

[Assistant] Hahaaa…you favour yourselves, and why the mother?

[User] It is the mother who knows more about food.

[Assistant] Aaah…I appreciate very much that I have exhausted my questions just as we have talked stories like that the way I have lost your time ….

[User] No.

[Assistant] But if you have any questions, you may ask.


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[User] It is the mother who knows more about food.

[Assistant] Aaah…I appreciate very much that I have exhausted my questions just as we have talked stories like that the way I have lost your time ….

[User] No.

[Assistant] But if you have any questions, you may ask.

[User] No questions. I was just asking. For how long will these interviews take?

[Assistant] Aaah. You know we have many departments at the University in Morogoro, We have livestock department, food department, and agriculture department you will find out that others will come here to interview on different topics. For example, today I have come here specifically on the issue of food and nutrition. You will find out that others will come and interview you on the farming and the challenges that you go through so that they advise policy makers. For instance, you said that you take your cattle to Kilosa for herding, before you take them there, you will first go and see whether there is pasture or not. Therefore, one has to go to Kilosa to find out if it is conducive for herding cattle. For example, there must be pasture, water etc. Isn’t that true?


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[User] No.

[Assistant] But if you have any questions, you may ask.

[User] No questions. I was just asking. For how long will these interviews take?

[Assistant] Aaah. You know we have many departments at the University in Morogoro, We have livestock department, food department, and agriculture department you will find out that others will come here to interview on different topics. For example, today I have come here specifically on the issue of food and nutrition. You will find out that others will come and interview you on the farming and the challenges that you go through so that they advise policy makers. For instance, you said that you take your cattle to Kilosa for herding, before you take them there, you will first go and see whether there is pasture or not. Therefore, one has to go to Kilosa to find out if it is conducive for herding cattle. For example, there must be pasture, water etc. Isn’t that true?

[User] yes

[Assistant] So, that you know the challenges that someone is going through for instance I have come here to ask you questions so that I know this and that are the challenges that you go through and lastly, I asked if you want a project, in which way should it be initiated, who should receive that education. Therefore, this is just a continuation. If there is project to be done, we tell them to go to Kambala because of one or two challenges their facing.


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[User] No questions. I was just asking. For how long will these interviews take?

[Assistant] Aaah. You know we have many departments at the University in Morogoro, We have livestock department, food department, and agriculture department you will find out that others will come here to interview on different topics. For example, today I have come here specifically on the issue of food and nutrition. You will find out that others will come and interview you on the farming and the challenges that you go through so that they advise policy makers. For instance, you said that you take your cattle to Kilosa for herding, before you take them there, you will first go and see whether there is pasture or not. Therefore, one has to go to Kilosa to find out if it is conducive for herding cattle. For example, there must be pasture, water etc. Isn’t that true?

[User] yes

[Assistant] So, that you know the challenges that someone is going through for instance I have come here to ask you questions so that I know this and that are the challenges that you go through and lastly, I asked if you want a project, in which way should it be initiated, who should receive that education. Therefore, this is just a continuation. If there is project to be done, we tell them to go to Kambala because of one or two challenges their facing.

[User] Okay.

[Assistant] Eeeeh…it is okay. Now we have come to the end of our conversation.


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[User] We have been here for 7 years now.

[Assistant] And for how long you have been a leader in your village?

[User] I am in this position for 5 years now.

[Assistant] We were here in February this year (2017), from February to this month, what changes have you observed in your village?

[User] There are no changes at all, other than conflicts between pastoralists and farmers

[Assistant] What can you say about it?


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[User] I am in this position for 5 years now.

[Assistant] We were here in February this year (2017), from February to this month, what changes have you observed in your village?

[User] There are no changes at all, other than conflicts between pastoralists and farmers

[Assistant] What can you say about it?

[User] It happens when cattle enter in some ones farm.

[Assistant] Are rich households increasing or decreasing in your village?


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[User] There are no changes at all, other than conflicts between pastoralists and farmers

[Assistant] What can you say about it?

[User] It happens when cattle enter in some ones farm.

[Assistant] Are rich households increasing or decreasing in your village?

[User] It is still the same

[Assistant] Really, not increasing or decreasing at all throughout the year, or comparing February to now?


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[User] It happens when cattle enter in some ones farm.

[Assistant] Are rich households increasing or decreasing in your village?

[User] It is still the same

[Assistant] Really, not increasing or decreasing at all throughout the year, or comparing February to now?

[User] To some point yes, very few households.

[Assistant] What about poor households; are they increasing or decreasing?


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[User] It is still the same

[Assistant] Really, not increasing or decreasing at all throughout the year, or comparing February to now?

[User] To some point yes, very few households.

[Assistant] What about poor households; are they increasing or decreasing?

[User] They are decreasing to some extent but not that much

[Assistant] What is the cause of those changes?


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[User] They are decreasing to some extent but not that much

[Assistant] What is the cause of those changes?

[User] Rich households have decreased due to reduction in the number of cattle and it is because of too much drought which happened last year.

[Assistant] What else?

[User] There is no any other reason

[Assistant] How does this change affect your community?


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[User] Rich households have decreased due to reduction in the number of cattle and it is because of too much drought which happened last year.

[Assistant] What else?

[User] There is no any other reason

[Assistant] How does this change affect your community?

[User] As you know the Masai depend on livestock so when cattle die it is like they lack the most important food such as milk and meat. Now people are looking for another alternative activity apart from depending only on cattle

[Assistant] how does this change effect on how people eat in the community?


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[User] There is no any other reason

[Assistant] How does this change affect your community?

[User] As you know the Masai depend on livestock so when cattle die it is like they lack the most important food such as milk and meat. Now people are looking for another alternative activity apart from depending only on cattle

[Assistant] how does this change effect on how people eat in the community?

[User] It does, because other people used to eat three meals per day, or even drink only milk throughout the day because there was availability of milk, but recently it has become hard, you need to sell something in order to get money to buy food.

[Assistant] What happened recently which made lack of food in your community?


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[User] As you know the Masai depend on livestock so when cattle die it is like they lack the most important food such as milk and meat. Now people are looking for another alternative activity apart from depending only on cattle

[Assistant] how does this change effect on how people eat in the community?

[User] It does, because other people used to eat three meals per day, or even drink only milk throughout the day because there was availability of milk, but recently it has become hard, you need to sell something in order to get money to buy food.

[Assistant] What happened recently which made lack of food in your community?

[User] This time there was this insect which attacked maize, so we did not get enough food this time around.

[Assistant] What about availability of markets around?


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[User] It does, because other people used to eat three meals per day, or even drink only milk throughout the day because there was availability of milk, but recently it has become hard, you need to sell something in order to get money to buy food.

[Assistant] What happened recently which made lack of food in your community?

[User] This time there was this insect which attacked maize, so we did not get enough food this time around.

[Assistant] What about availability of markets around?

[User] In Mela there is no market, we don’t practice business activity

[Assistant] What about firewood for cooking?


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[User] This time there was this insect which attacked maize, so we did not get enough food this time around.

[Assistant] What about availability of markets around?

[User] In Mela there is no market, we don’t practice business activity

[Assistant] What about firewood for cooking?

[User] We go look in the forest, we don’t use charcoal.

[Assistant] What can you say about availability of water?


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[User] In Mela there is no market, we don’t practice business activity

[Assistant] What about firewood for cooking?

[User] We go look in the forest, we don’t use charcoal.

[Assistant] What can you say about availability of water?

[User] they are taps around but we don’t get water every day,

[Assistant] What are the obstacles for getting regular supply of water in your community?


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[User] We go look in the forest, we don’t use charcoal.

[Assistant] What can you say about availability of water?

[User] they are taps around but we don’t get water every day,

[Assistant] What are the obstacles for getting regular supply of water in your community?

[User] I don’t know, but also there is one well which is not enough for every household and livestock.

[Assistant] How does a family overcome this issue of lack of food?


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[User] they are taps around but we don’t get water every day,

[Assistant] What are the obstacles for getting regular supply of water in your community?

[User] I don’t know, but also there is one well which is not enough for every household and livestock.

[Assistant] How does a family overcome this issue of lack of food?

[User] They overcome by selling cattle and get money to buy food, but when someone does not have enough cattle to sell is when he/she suffers a lot from food shortage.

[Assistant] What do you normally do in order to make sure that every household has enough food?


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[User] I don’t know, but also there is one well which is not enough for every household and livestock.

[Assistant] How does a family overcome this issue of lack of food?

[User] They overcome by selling cattle and get money to buy food, but when someone does not have enough cattle to sell is when he/she suffers a lot from food shortage.

[Assistant] What do you normally do in order to make sure that every household has enough food?

[User] sell the cattle and buy food in order for the children and old ones that are in the family, because they cannot stay for long without eating and also they can’t go far to look for food.

[Assistant] Who suffers a lot during this time?


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[User] sell the cattle and buy food in order for the children and old ones that are in the family, because they cannot stay for long without eating and also they can’t go far to look for food.

[Assistant] Who suffers a lot during this time?

[User] Disabled, because they can’t work or perform any task that can make them be paid

[Assistant] Who else?

[User] In our tradition, women depend on men; if they don’t do anything then we starve, because men are the ones that are capable and able to sell or even to do other activity to generate income.

[Assistant] What about children? Do they also suffer or not?


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[User] In our tradition, women depend on men; if they don’t do anything then we starve, because men are the ones that are capable and able to sell or even to do other activity to generate income.

[Assistant] What about children? Do they also suffer or not?

[User] They do suffer a lot, if the food is not enough to satisfy them.

[Assistant] Elders?

[User] They suffer but not to the extent like children unless they are too old to move from one place to another but otherwise they are able to go look for food elsewhere.

[Assistant] What made you think that these groups do suffer a lot when there is shortage of food?


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[User] They do suffer a lot, if the food is not enough to satisfy them.

[Assistant] Elders?

[User] They suffer but not to the extent like children unless they are too old to move from one place to another but otherwise they are able to go look for food elsewhere.

[Assistant] What made you think that these groups do suffer a lot when there is shortage of food?

[User] Because this time around people did not cultivate enough, due to too much drought.

[Assistant] So, what do you think should be done to eradicate this problem in your community?


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[User] They suffer but not to the extent like children unless they are too old to move from one place to another but otherwise they are able to go look for food elsewhere.

[Assistant] What made you think that these groups do suffer a lot when there is shortage of food?

[User] Because this time around people did not cultivate enough, due to too much drought.

[Assistant] So, what do you think should be done to eradicate this problem in your community?

[User] People should start to engage themselves in agriculture rather than to depend only on one type of livelihood; through this approach it will help to eradicate this problem and children will not suffer much. In addition it will help to provide enough pasture for the cattle in order to produce enough milk.

[Assistant] How can availability of water help to solve this problem of shortage of food in your society?


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[User] Because this time around people did not cultivate enough, due to too much drought.

[Assistant] So, what do you think should be done to eradicate this problem in your community?

[User] People should start to engage themselves in agriculture rather than to depend only on one type of livelihood; through this approach it will help to eradicate this problem and children will not suffer much. In addition it will help to provide enough pasture for the cattle in order to produce enough milk.

[Assistant] How can availability of water help to solve this problem of shortage of food in your society?

[User] For this year in some places there were floods which made maize not to grow so well.

[Assistant] NOW WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENT CHANGE IN GENERAL As we were here before/earlier, we would like to know what changes have happened during this time like from February to October this year? (2017)


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[User] People should start to engage themselves in agriculture rather than to depend only on one type of livelihood; through this approach it will help to eradicate this problem and children will not suffer much. In addition it will help to provide enough pasture for the cattle in order to produce enough milk.

[Assistant] How can availability of water help to solve this problem of shortage of food in your society?

[User] For this year in some places there were floods which made maize not to grow so well.

[Assistant] NOW WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENT CHANGE IN GENERAL As we were here before/earlier, we would like to know what changes have happened during this time like from February to October this year? (2017)

[User] This year changes are not as bad as last year.

[Assistant] What environmental changes that have happened so far?


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[User] For this year in some places there were floods which made maize not to grow so well.

[Assistant] NOW WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENT CHANGE IN GENERAL As we were here before/earlier, we would like to know what changes have happened during this time like from February to October this year? (2017)

[User] This year changes are not as bad as last year.

[Assistant] What environmental changes that have happened so far?

[User] last year was worse, too much heat, drought, hunger, but for this year it was not so much bad

[Assistant] Comparing two years back what can you say?


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[User] This year changes are not as bad as last year.

[Assistant] What environmental changes that have happened so far?

[User] last year was worse, too much heat, drought, hunger, but for this year it was not so much bad

[Assistant] Comparing two years back what can you say?

[User] Last year, we experienced significant changes that have never happened before.

[Assistant] Comparing 2-5 years back what can you say about environment or weather changes in general?


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[User] last year was worse, too much heat, drought, hunger, but for this year it was not so much bad

[Assistant] Comparing two years back what can you say?

[User] Last year, we experienced significant changes that have never happened before.

[Assistant] Comparing 2-5 years back what can you say about environment or weather changes in general?

[User] Yes there are changes, but changes for these past three years things were not so good.

[Assistant] How do these changes affect the society or community?


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[User] Last year, we experienced significant changes that have never happened before.

[Assistant] Comparing 2-5 years back what can you say about environment or weather changes in general?

[User] Yes there are changes, but changes for these past three years things were not so good.

[Assistant] How do these changes affect the society or community?

[User] Yes we got affected, like there was no enough food, water, milk, and pasture for cattle.

[Assistant] What about cattle feeds?


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[User] Yes there are changes, but changes for these past three years things were not so good.

[Assistant] How do these changes affect the society or community?

[User] Yes we got affected, like there was no enough food, water, milk, and pasture for cattle.

[Assistant] What about cattle feeds?

[User] no enough feed, even water last year the situation was terrible.

[Assistant] after all these changes, how did people’s role/responsibility change?


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[User] Yes we got affected, like there was no enough food, water, milk, and pasture for cattle.

[Assistant] What about cattle feeds?

[User] no enough feed, even water last year the situation was terrible.

[Assistant] after all these changes, how did people’s role/responsibility change?

[User] Some people tend to do other activity in order to get something for the family, like cook buns and sell to other people just to get money,

[Assistant] How many cattle can a person own by that time?


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[User] no enough feed, even water last year the situation was terrible.

[Assistant] after all these changes, how did people’s role/responsibility change?

[User] Some people tend to do other activity in order to get something for the family, like cook buns and sell to other people just to get money,

[Assistant] How many cattle can a person own by that time?

[User] From 200-500

[Assistant] Even during this dry season?


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[User] Some people tend to do other activity in order to get something for the family, like cook buns and sell to other people just to get money,

[Assistant] How many cattle can a person own by that time?

[User] From 200-500

[Assistant] Even during this dry season?

[User] NO,

[Assistant] how about availability of food during this dry season?


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[User] From 200-500

[Assistant] Even during this dry season?

[User] NO,

[Assistant] how about availability of food during this dry season?

[User] There was no food

[Assistant] Is it about the price or?


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[User] NO,

[Assistant] how about availability of food during this dry season?

[User] There was no food

[Assistant] Is it about the price or?

[User] Price can also be a reason.

[Assistant] How about milk availability?


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[User] There was no food

[Assistant] Is it about the price or?

[User] Price can also be a reason.

[Assistant] How about milk availability?

[User] it is hard to get milk when the same cattle are suffering from drought, no food.

[Assistant] NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLES IN THE HOUSEHOLD What do men do during this dry season?


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[User] Price can also be a reason.

[Assistant] How about milk availability?

[User] it is hard to get milk when the same cattle are suffering from drought, no food.

[Assistant] NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLES IN THE HOUSEHOLD What do men do during this dry season?

[User] It’s only men that perform other ask during this dry season. Women milk the cattle, cook for the family, fetch water and perform other home activities.

[Assistant] During the rainy season, what do men and women do?


[System] Act as an information elicitation agent for academic interviews.

[User] it is hard to get milk when the same cattle are suffering from drought, no food.

[Assistant] NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY AND ROLES IN THE HOUSEHOLD What do men do during this dry season?

[User] It’s only men that perform other ask during this dry season. Women milk the cattle, cook for the family, fetch water and perform other home activities.

[Assistant] During the rainy season, what do men and women do?

[User] Women tend to sell milk to other neighbours in the community.

[Assistant] We have heard a lot about conflict between pastoralist and farmers, so which season do this conflicts increase, is it during dry/rainy season?


[System] Act as an information elicitation agent for academic interviews.

[User] It’s only men that perform other ask during this dry season. Women milk the cattle, cook for the family, fetch water and perform other home activities.

[Assistant] During the rainy season, what do men and women do?

[User] Women tend to sell milk to other neighbours in the community.

[Assistant] We have heard a lot about conflict between pastoralist and farmers, so which season do this conflicts increase, is it during dry/rainy season?

[User] Conflicts increase because cattle move from one place to another in search of pasture and water and this happens only during dry season.

[Assistant] How do the community cope with this situation, as cattle move?


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[User] Conflicts increase because cattle move from one place to another in search of pasture and water and this happens only during dry season.

[Assistant] How do the community cope with this situation, as cattle move?

[User] they manage because when they are back even the season would have changed.

[Assistant] And milk?

[User] Children eat other kinds of foods apart from milk as they are used to.

[Assistant] what is the reason or cause for some Maasai now that they are cultivating?


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[User] they manage because when they are back even the season would have changed.

[Assistant] And milk?

[User] Children eat other kinds of foods apart from milk as they are used to.

[Assistant] what is the reason or cause for some Maasai now that they are cultivating?

[User] Availability of farms made others to start cultivating.

[Assistant] Are there changes in education, and culture?


[System] Act as an information elicitation agent for academic interviews.

[User] Children eat other kinds of foods apart from milk as they are used to.

[Assistant] what is the reason or cause for some Maasai now that they are cultivating?

[User] Availability of farms made others to start cultivating.

[Assistant] Are there changes in education, and culture?

[User] In education there are changes because in previous days our children did not go to school, but now they go and some of them they can even reached university level. About culture, in our community to some extent conflicts have reduced.

[Assistant] What made conflicts not to happen?


[System] Act as an information elicitation agent for academic interviews.

[User] Availability of farms made others to start cultivating.

[Assistant] Are there changes in education, and culture?

[User] In education there are changes because in previous days our children did not go to school, but now they go and some of them they can even reached university level. About culture, in our community to some extent conflicts have reduced.

[Assistant] What made conflicts not to happen?

[User] It just happened that there are no conflicts in our community recently.

[Assistant] If someone shifts to your community what are the procedures?