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Soy MP David Kiplagat calls for rethink of dowry system which exploits families, forces boychild into crime

Soy MP David Kiplagat has started a conversation to discourage the practice of paying dowry with a herd of cattle, which is common in some communities.

According to Kiplagat, some communities demand up to 90 cows from young men struggling to make ends meet.

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