Zanzibar bars Maasai from carrying clubs and swords

Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Stone Town and prison Island in Zanzibar. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Zanzibar authorities last week banned the Maasai from carrying swords and clubs in the streets following cases of fighting involving hawkers.

Urban Unguja District Commissioner Rashid Simai Msaraka said on Wednesday: “We agreed to prohibit the weaponry in respect of our culture” after two meetings with Maasai leaders.