Pökot
Pökot is a people dweller in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. They are an ethnic group traditionally known as the Tatui or the Il Chamus. Their name, Pökot, is derived from the Sudanese Arabic word "Pokot" which means "from the small hills". The Pökot people primarily inhabit an area straddling the border of the Kenyan counties of Baringo and West Pokot.
Historically, the Pökot were responsible for robust trade networks that connected them to Uganda and well past
They are primarily semi-nomadic pastoralists, raising cattle, goats, and sheep. These livelihoods frequently make Pökot subsist
Traditionally the Pökot believe in both traditional and Islamic religious practices. Missionaries were successful in converting