The chiefs of the Maasai Community appointed by the colonial government were:

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The chiefs of the Maasai Community appointed by the colonial government benefitted.
The colonial government selected chiefs of various Maasai sub-groups who were in charge of the tribe's affairs. They benefited in various ways, including accumulating money and purchasing animals, products, and property; chiefs began to get regular incomes, and they started lending money to poor neighbours who needed it to pay taxes. They were able to handle the devastation caused by war and famine. However, both elders' and warriors' traditional authority was harmed. They became traders and began to live in towns. Their families were herders who lived in villages. The chiefs earned money from both pastoral and non-pastoral sources.

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