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‘I know my husband will kill me if I quit’

When Sara Waigu walked into Standard Group offices, Nairobi, for an interview, she kept saying: “If my husband finds out that I talked to the media, he will kill me.”

Her marriage is anchored on rules set by her husband. For 13 years, she has contemplated leaving, but fear holds her back. Sara says news of people who kill their spouses when they decide to leave makes her reconsider plans to walk out of the marriage.

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