Besides livestock impact, what social loss occurred due to Maasai land dispossession?

Correct answer: Community control and customary rights weakened

Direct answer: Option A. Land was not only a place where animals grazed; it also supported community rules, identity, authority and customary rights. When Maasai land was taken or access was restricted, families lost control over common resources and traditional institutions became weaker. The fact chain is: land dispossession reduced access; reduced access weakened communal decision-making and customary claims; this caused social as well as economic loss. Option A is correct. Option B is wrong because loss of land did not increase sea rights. Option C is wrong because unequal access could create differences between families, not make everyone equally powerful. Option D is wrong because Moran refers to a social group of young Maasai warriors, not a colonial ruling authority. Memory cue: land can be an economic resource and a social resource at the same time.