Many people who don't understand our history replied that THE REASON IS , THE ABAGUSII SIRED MOST OF THE KIPSIGIS AFTER THEIR MEN WERE WIPED OUT DURING THE BATTLE OF MOGORI.
First, it's not true that their men were wiped out. Most of the men returned. Remember the battalions were led by three men, CHEPSENG'ENY ARAP KABOROK, MALOBUN ARAP MAKICHE and ARAP CHEMWAA.
After the raid in Mogori was successful, the warriors led by ARAP CHEMWAA and CHEPSENG'ENY returned while the warriors of MALOBUN took part in the Battle were nearly wiped out by the Abagusii and Luos. During the battle, ARAP CHOPOOT escaped with over 100 warriors. Others escaped too with spears clinging on their waists.
If you remember the story, MALABUN refused to return home with his warriors claiming that he was a brave warrior and wouldn't go back home in the middle of the night. He went on to say that he must first greet the KAMAMA kith before leaving at daybreak. That tells us that the relationship between the Kipsigis and the Kisii people already existed before that infamous Mogori Battle.
Also, the warriors that took part in the war mainly came from Bureti and Sot. Those from other regions didn't take part. Precisely, it was a failed Cattle raid and not a battle..
Those warriors that took part in the raid and battle were of Kaplelach and Korongoro Agesets, Kaplelach being the majority. So, throw away the theory that Kipkoimet Ageset was wiped out in that battle.
If you compare the Kipsigis and Abagusii, Kipsigis are lighter in skin more than the Abagusii. This could be due to an ancestry with the Somalis, Oromo and Ogiek.
Also, remember that the Kipsigis sold many boys to the Abagusii during a famine in exchange for millet. You would give out your young son and the Abagusii would give you millet enough to feed you for a long time. It was a coincidence, since food was plenty.
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