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A day with culture-soaked Pokot

A husband’s guest is allowed to sleep in the same room with one of his wives according to the community’s traditions, without any fear of adultery, writes Harold Ayodo

We walked into the compound of John Lokol in Katwit village, Mindi Division, Loruk Location in East Pokot on a Saturday afternoon.

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