San Jose man's gifts to Masai village school add fuel to debate on Kenyan tribe's future.

From: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) | Date: April 26, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Julie Patel

Apr. 26--For centuries, the Masai people of Kenya have lived in huts without power or running water, used plants and minerals to heal themselves, and survived on a diet of cow milk, meat and blood. So when Patrick O'Sullivan, a visitor from Silicon Valley, entered one of their villages and left behind a school equipped with solar power, laptops and a projector, he sparked an old debate about the tribe's desire to preserve its culture while surviving in a modern world encroaching on its way of life.

Most Masai parents and teachers were delighted ...

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