Boys to men: A modern cut with Samburu touch

Elderly women from the Samburu community in Laikipia shave a boy in readiness for him to be circumcised as per tradition. [James Munyeki, Standard]

The Samburu people, just like the Maasai, are very traditional. For many years, traditional healers and old men were the ones to circumcise boys when they came of age.

But for a small village in the outskirts of Rumuruti town in Laikipia County, the elders have chosen a different path.