Why did the highland Nilotes migrate from their original homeland during the pre-colonial period?
Answer:
- They moved in starch of water and pasture for their livestock.
-The outbreak of diseases/epidemics forced them to move.
- Attacks from other communities forced them to move/external attacks.
- There was population pressure in their original home land.
- They moved due to drought and famine.
- Family/clan disputes/conflicts forced them to migrate/internal conflicts.
- They moved to satisfy their spirit of adventure