Traditional Leaders

Syllabus: CBC * Grade 5 * Social Studies * Strand 4.0 Political Systems * Sub-strand 4.1 Traditional Leaders

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you should be able to:

• Identify traditional leaders among different communities in Kenya.
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of traditional leaders.
• State qualities of a good traditional leader.
• Appreciate the role of traditional leaders in society.

Summary

Kenyan communities have long had their own traditional leaders -- councils of elders, age-set leaders, and spiritual leaders -- who guided, protected, and served their communities long before modern government structures existed.