A few weeks ago, the ladies of The Chama and I hosted Judy Thongori to discuss the proposed marriage bill. I had been thinking about it for a while but I finally decided exactly how I feel about it; and specifically the contentious issue of polygamy.
My brother is getting married and his 'itara' was last Saturday. As we were planning it, my father mentioned that he was encountering a unique conversation where when he invited his male cousins and other members of the family, he was not sure which 'house' to extend the invitation to because while they started off in monogamous marriages, they were now polygamous.
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