Why did the highland Nilotes migrate from their original homeland during the Pre- colonial period?
Answer:
- They moved in search of water and pasture for their livestock.
- The outbreak of diseases/ epidemics forced them to move.
- Attacks from their communities forced them to move/external attacks.
- There was population pressure in their original homeland.
- They moved due to draught and famine.
- Family/clan dispute/ conflicts forced them to migrate/internal conflicts.
- They moved for adventure