73a. Woman from the Rendille tribe during ceremonial dance - Kenya

The Rendille settled in the Laisamis Division in Marsabit District, mainly in the Kaisut Desert that is found east of Lake Turkana and west of Marsabit town. This desert is bordered by the Chalbi Desert, Mount Marsabit, and the Ndoto Mountains. In this region, they are neighbors to the Borana , Gabbra, Samburu and Turkana tribes. Their staple food consists of meat, and a mixture of milk and blood, known as "Banjo". They are semi-nomadic pastoralists who consider the camel most essential animal. The Rendille get milk and meat from the camel. Camel are the best suited for adaptability to the arid conditions of their territory. Another important aspect of the camel is that it's used as a mode of transport when they shift from site to site carrying family goods on their uniquely designed backload.

They can be categorized into two distinctive groups, the 'real' or northern Rendille, who herd camels, and the southern Rendille, comprising the Ilturia and Ariaal, who also herd cattle, and are closely related to the Samburu. Due to their intermarriage with the Samburu tribe, there is now what can be termed as a hybrid culture. With the recent droughts, transition is underway and in the near future, there is a chance that their pure nomadic ways of life will slowly die. They live in manyattas or homesteads which are constructed in a curved shape and arranged in circular groups of about 70-100 houses very close to livestock shelters.