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Why the Kenya Luos removed six lower teeth

An old woman with six lower teeth cut. (PHOTO: ZACCHAEUS AMIMO/ STANDARD)

In Luo Nyanza, coming across someone with a big gap in his or her lower jaw isn’t strange. And it doesn’t have anything to do with some horrible road accident or assault from some hooligans; it is a cultural thing.

 A few decades ago, men and women had their six lower teeth removed in keeping with the Luo culture.

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