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A clash of cultural practices and the enjoyment of civil liberties

By Henry Wasilwa

A mong the Bukusu, in western Kenya, a young male child is obliged by customary practice, to undergo the traditional circumcision. It is taboo to cringe, flee or show open fear of the cut and that the entire family is ostracised if the initiate fails to withstand the cut as expected.

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