Yes your father made a great choice;
Anyone who left for transmara became poor and desolate
Assuming they didnt die from mosquitos and tsetsefly.
My great grandfather shifted from Kapkibei next to Kiptere to Mzungu farm in Borabu scheme.
Later on Mzungu brought tractors and chased them away.
He hanged around Ndanai - instead of going back to kericho - kidogo his cows strayed into transmara
Mzungu confisticated cows - selling them - deduct fines - and handed him coins - Mzee died of depression shortly after that.
My grandfather now was destitute - marries grandmother - and is given land their home.
My grandmother use to send her kids to his brothers to look after cows huko barikoi.
If you didnt have lots of cows - a relative could come for your kids to look afteh
Mzee escaped cattle herding amid through beating and went to live with relatives Kaplong.
After class 7 - he got job as untrained teacher- and remember his brothers huko Barikoi.
He found them big - herding cattle - brought them back - and enrolled them in school.
They were quickly jumped through classes - and became successfully.
Juzi those Barikoi grandmother relatives have started coming back and demanding their land

This land they left in 1950s!!!!!!!!
Most dont have titles for sure - you use to find a Siria Maasai friend or relatives - thro marriage - then he'd give you land or you'd attach to them - and get crazing rights
Anyway Barikoi huko is mighty mess - hapo is worse of the worst.
My dad's relatives from Kiptere moved to Barrikoi while he headed to Uasin Gishu in Early 1950s. Seem he made a better choice than his folks. Most land was acquired through conquest back then, and I doubt if most have legitimate titles!