THE BRIEF HISTORY OF OGIEEK

The Ogieek is a Kalenjin tribe that is little known despite being the aboriginal inhabitant of the planet. indeed the Maasai and Kalenjin believe that all human beings descended from the Ogieek (Iltorobo in Maa.They once ranged the plains of East Africa and Ethiopia where they are called Ogaw or Omotik. They also live in Northern Tanzania and Eastern Uganda. A large number of the Ogieek were assimilated by the Agikuyu and Akamba sometimes in the 1750s. they also introduced the secret knowledge to the Shagishu and Ngembe(or Kikuyu). The Kalenjin age sets passed by the Ogieek to Kikuyu are Maina (Maina), Kororngoro (Irungu),Nyongi (Mwangi),and Chumo (cuma). Those Ogieek assimilated into Kikuyu took names like Maina, Irungu, Mwathi(Athi),Ngumba (Gumbaeek of TZ) Kamau (Kemeet of Egypt). The Ogieek are some of the most brown people in Africa and the Kikuyus have their great rivers of blood flowing in their veins.
The Ogieek is term encompassing so many sub-units speaking a stylish Kalenjin language. The Ogieek groups i Know and people have no idea about them are; Marishionik (Marishioni Forest near Elburgon),Tyepkwerereek of Njoro, Kapsobuleek of Enabilbil, Kipchornwoneek of Sogoo, Omotik of Entasikira and Loolgorien, Serengeti, Mosoi of Tanzania, Kaplelelach, Lalaroik, Noosubukia, Barao of Tineet, Irong of Keiyo, Sangururr of Marakweet,Soy,Chepkitale, Bok, Bungunyeek of UG,Tembuet, Koibateek, Kinare which disappeared recently in Kiambu,
In Tanzania, Manyara province in the districts of Mbulu, Hanang, Singida and Basoto plains, the Kalenjin speaking people include Barabaeek- remembered by Kyuks as Barabiu (Godfrey Miriuki-A History of the Abagikuyu,1500-1900 AD), Datogaeek (from To,Ddo or Ddw of Kalenjin legends),Badyud, Hilbagrangaeek of Hanang Hills and parts of Iringa, Musoma, Gumba, Ghumbieng, Athi and many others numbering over 21 sub-groups in North Western Tanzania. The Ogieek are related with Grigua of Western Cape in South Africa and formerly Sirikwa warriors who used to occupy the entire Eastern belt of Africa. The Kikuyu assimilated many of this people while in Meru the Ogieek (Muoki) are spoken of as the original people who lived in Tingania and parts of Mt Kenya till about 200 years ago.