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The myth of Nyamgondho: What happens if a man doesn't love his wives equally?

From top: The Nyamgondho site on the shores of Lake Victoria.
[PHOTO: ABENEA NDAGO]

BY ABENEA NDAGO

Nyandiwa, Kisumu County: In traditional Luo society, though there were several good reasons for a man to marry more than one wife, local folklore surrounding a shrine in Nyandiwa, Kisumu County has it that the practice of polygamy would be plagued with difficulties if the husband played favourites.

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