Bukusu elders have vowed to proceed with the traditional circumcision of boys despite stern warning from the government against performing the annual rite of passage this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Bukusu, Tachoni and Batura elders drawn from the nine constituencies of Bungoma County on Friday threatened to "bewitch" anyone who tries to stand in the way of the practice that is highly regarded by locals.
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