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Uproar over age of wife to Lamu county official

Lamu County chief of staff Mohamed Galgalo Bute who is alleged to have married a minor.The marriage has caused uproar amongst members of the public who have urged the governor, Fahim Twaha, to sack him for the gross misconduct.

Lamu County’s Chief of Staff Mohamed Galgalo is in a spot after marrying a girl said to be of school-going age during the recent Ramadhan season.

Although Galgalo insists his lover is not a minor, her former headmaster at Chalaluma Primary School says she dropped out in Class Six two years ago.

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