KENYA-CULTURE-MAASAI

A Maasai moran attends the ordination of the Maasai age-group leader of the Iltuati morans in the village of Mbirukani in Kajiado on June 27, 2015. Nixon Kupera Ole Metoi, 25, was ordained leader in a symbolic gesture that carries with it great influence, respect and power not only among his age-mates but also the wider community. The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their distinctive customs and dresses. AFP PHOTO/SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images)