Tribal festival of Maralal
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Maralal, a small town about an eight-hour drive north of Nairobi, is the scene of an annual camel festival that brings together members of the Samburu, Turkana and Pokot semi-nomadic cattle-herding tribes.
As well as two days of camel races, the festival includes tribal dances, market stalls and a few old-fashioned fairground rides. Tents also claimed to contain the shortest man or the smallest woman but I stayed well away from those.
A boy stands next to a scale at the beginning of the Maralal Camel Derby.
A photographer takes pictures of his clients in a makeshift photo booth.
Children play on a fairground ride ride during heavy rain.
People enjoy a trip on a merry-go-round.
Samburu tribesmen stand and chat.
A competitor runs after his camel during a race.
Tribesmen walk in the rain.
People shelter from heavy rain in a makeshift photo booth.
Vehicles and people contend with puddles on the ground.
