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a) Through the inter-tribal wars, there was loss of lives and destruction of property hence
economic decline.
b) Many communities were displaced as new ones arrived. E.g when the Luos arrived, Abagusii
and sections of the Abaluhyia were displaced. Etc.
c) The constant raids as a means of interaction led to some communities seeking for refugee in
secure places. E.g the Abagusii too refugee in the present Kisii highland due to the Kipsigis,
Nandi and Maasai raids in 1800AD.
d) A sense of unity developed among some communities e.g. among the Luo, as a means of
Defence against attacks by the Maasai, Nandi and Abaluhyia.
e) Tension between various communities was reduced as they interacted through intermarriages
e.g. between the Agikuyu and the Maasai.
f) Some new customs found their way into various communities. E.g the Bantu and the nilotes
learned of circumcision and age set system from the southern Cushites.
g) New technology infused into various communities. E.g. the Bantu and the nilotes learned the
art of cattle milking and bleeding, irrigation and manuring from the southern Cushites.
h) Specialization emerged mainly due to inter-community trade in the region.
i) There was also increased wealth in some communities. For example through the trade
between the Agikuyu and the Akamba, some Agikuyu gained wealth.
j) New economic activities sprung up in some communities. E.g. the Maasai adopted crop
cultivation from the Agikuyu.
k) The Bantu language was enriched through the borrowing of some vocabulary from the
southern Cushites.
l) The Abakuria were able to develop into a distinct ethnic group as a result of constant raids
from the Maasai and the Luo
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