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US missionaries tie the knot in a colourful Pokot wedding

Tonny Estes and Teresa June during their wedding at Chepungus village, on July 20, 2019. Inset: Teresa gets milk poured on her face to bless her wedding. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The mid-day sun baked the bare grounds at Chepungus village in Tiaty Sub-County in Baringo.

But in total defiance of the heat, wedding songs rent the air as Pokot women danced and young men sat in groups, once in a while breaking into laughter.

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