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Tale of 'team mafisi', Eritrean blues and why some men need to grow up

 A satirical hoax story on this magazine’s online platform about the Eritrean government offering brides for polygamous marriage as a national decree went viral. Predictably, it provided much need escapism in Kenya’s social media space, following the tragic attack of a KDF Somalia camp. Kenya men only heard, “hot chicks, no courtship required” and they all wished it were true. The exotic fruit has never lost its appeal. The notorious team mafisi packs pounced on the news item and milked it for all it was worth.

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