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America no place for a ‘good’ wife

By Henry Gichaba

John Kimeu’s eyes are heavy with sleep. A security guard with Roy Clark Security, Kimeu is at Mzalendo Store, Jersey City, to cash his bi-weekly paycheque and send the money to his wife, Mwende, and four children who live in Kenya.

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