(i) To create identity and a sense of belonging into the community.
(ii) To help one inherit property.
(iii) To provide an opportunity for leadership.
(iv) To raise one's social status.
(v) To create a new age-set.
(vi) To promote African languages through songs and dance.
(vii) To uphold traditional values, customs and culture.
(viii) To provide an occupation for initiators.
(ix) In order to please/appease ancestral spirits.
(x) To ensure acceptability by those who have undergone the initiation rites.
(xi) To prepare one for marriage.
OR
•It shows respect for the African culture and heritage.
•It is still away of graduating from childhood to adulthood.
•Individuals acquire new rights and privileges to marry / inherit property.
•Initiation ceremonies brings families, relatives together strengthening kinship ties.
•Helps in structuring the communities.
•Young people are given sex education, and taught about social relationships and secrets of the community plus new skills and values.
•It is a demand from older generation for acceptance.
•In some societies, it is away to prove manhood.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 14, 2017 at 12:30
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