In times of war and famine, the ____ of the Maasai community lost nearly everything.

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In times of war and famine, the poor pastoralists of the Maasai community lost nearly everything.
The Maasai's social structure considerably changed because of their colonial masters. Instead of respecting their social order and entrusting the elders with the management of the community, the colonisers appointed chiefs from various sub-groups of Maasai. These chiefs were made responsible for the affairs of the tribe. As government employees, they had a steady source of income; over time, they started amassing wealth. They became the rich and powerful classes of the Maasai society. But the poor pastoralists had no such security and were already troubled with diminishing grazing grounds, declining quality, and lost every.

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