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Cursed for not paying dowry

A family in Gatundu is seeking to undo a curse they believe is responsible for uncessant deaths in their family, writes WAIRIMU KAMANDE

Jeremiah Mucheru has every reason to worry. Married and with a child, the 27 year-old is apprehensive about raising money to pay dowry, not for his wife, but for his ageing mother, Tabitha Muthoni.

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