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Ntheo, Kamba traditional marriage clincher

Dancers perform kilumi. It is a favourite dance during Ntheo ceremonies.  [Photos: Erastus Mulwa/Standard]

By Erastus Mulwa

Have you fallen in love or you are in a serious relationship that could lead to marriage with a Kamba lady? If the answer is perhaps yes, then prepare yourself for a series of courtship rituals, some of which have endured even in the face of rising modernity.

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