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Polygamy was never intended for poor men

The Nairobian ran a macabre and tragic story from Kakamega this week: A man climbed onto the roof of his first wife’s house, removed a solar panel and installed it on his second wife’s roof.

Predictably, a scuffle of sorts ensued, during which the woman whose ownership of the solar panel had been revoked grabbed a kitchen knife and sent the man to the hereafter. 
Because of a what might seem like a trivial spat, a man is dead, his two wives widowed, one of whom is ‘assisting police with investigations’ — if you know what we mean. 

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