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Maragoli: Where a newborn baby can reject a name

Susy Musimbi, a 65-year old grandmother from Mbale, Vihiga narrates why naming was so critical to the new born in Maragoli. [Courtesy]

Just like all other Kenyan communities, Maragoli, one of the 18 sub-tribes of the western Kenya-based Luhya ethnic group, has an intricate method of naming children.

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