1. The Akamba participated in the long distance trade in the 19th century with other communities such as the Arabs, Swahili
2. Trade took place between the coast and the interior of east Africa
3. The Akamba played the role of middlemen
4. The imports of interior included beads, iron hoes, cotton cloth, red dyes and brass wire
5. Barter trade was used as a form of exchange
6. Later currency was used
7. The Akamba organized caravans that left the coast on weekly basis to sell ivory gum
8. They traded with neigbours such as Agikuyu
9. Market were set up as well as trade routes
10. The Akamba organized themselves in to hunting and trading parties
11. Their Caravans consisted of between 500 and 1, 000 porters
12. Chief Kivoi is known to have organized this trade and was in charge of collection and transportation of ivory to Mombasa
13. Caravans from Mombasa traded directly with the chagga, Akamba, Samburu
14. Main trading centres included taveta, mbooni e.t.c.
johnmulu answered the question on January 19, 2017 at 08:59
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