Matayo

Full name: Mateo Marite Laizer (‘Matayo’)
Profession: Night guard
Tribe: Maasai
Born in: 1985
Working for Sarakasi since: 2008

I was born in Losirwa, outside of Mto wa Mbu. My mother was the first wife of my father, he has six wifes and 22 children. When I was 5 years old I started to herd goats. Now I work as a night guard. In the morning I ride my bike to get home and take care of the animals, in the evening I go to my work. I followed a training to become a soldier for the government. This is a training of four months, every day from noon till 5 pm. In the beginning this is very heavy, because you have to run long distances, you are beaten and you have to stand still under the burning sun. My goal was to get the certificate, which I did. Thanks to this certificate it is easy to get a job as guard. My goal is to continu herding animals and to trade cows. Thanks to Sarakasi I now can read and write!