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Discuss the results of the Maasai collaboration of the Maasai with the British.

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-The British assisted Lenana to defeat Sendeyo and so he successfully asserted his claim to the Laibonship.
-It created division in the community especially after
Lenana was appointed paramount chief without consulting the community.
-The Maasai morans assisted the British as auxiliaries and mercenaries against resisting communities such as the Luo, Gikuyu and Nandi.
-Lenana and his people were rewarded with livestock for their assistance.
-The Maasai lost their independence albeit without bloodshed, hence their community was preserved intact.
-The Maasai lost prime land to the European settlers through the Maasai agreement act of 1904 and 1911.
-They were forced to settle down within the confines nomadic lifestyle was disgruntled.