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Why I had to walk out of a 'perfect' marriage

Photo: Carol Mwikali

Like every girl raised in a Christian family, Carol Mwikali knew that engaging in sex before marriage was out of the question.

The rule was; go to school, get an education then get a job or a husband, whichever came first. So, at the age of 19, Carol eloped and got married to a man eight years her senior. Her reason: She was scared of having sex before getting marriage.

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