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Tale of Kenyan 'female husbands' and other strange cultural practices

Women donned in cultural attire
Women donned in cultural attire   Photo: Courtesy

Many would-be spouses have gone their separate ways due to weird cultural practices dictated by their partners.

Tales are told of urbane couples who rarely or never set foot in each other’s rural homes due to strange cultural norms enforced there.

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