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Does the law recognise customary marriages?

Q. My fiancÈ and I have dated for five years and we plan to get married this December. However, I wanted a church wedding but he is against the idea arguing that the money we would spend can help us start a family. He proposes a customary marriage although my sisters and friends were all married in church. Does the law recognise customary marriages?

Nelly, Nairobi.

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