Taveta. Myths of the Taveta The Taveta people believe the banana plant is native to their lands and traders who passed their lands took them along their travels distributing the tree around the world. The banana tree emerged from the grounds as a gift from the gods to a daughter of a chief in the Mzirai clan who pleased them and wasn't to be married off to any other clan. References External links Kitamo Cha Kuomba Portions of the Book of Common Prayer in Taveta (1894) digitized by Richard Mammana and Charles Wohlers Bantu peoples Ethnic groups in Kenya Ethnic groups in Tanzania Indigenous peoples of East Africa