Jennipher was forced to breastfeed the puppies of her husband's hunting dogs. After drinking and smoking heavily, Nathan Alowoi would appear at the marital bed, bind his young wife's legs and hands together and force the mewling animals to her nipple.
He had handed over two cows to his father-in-law as part of the "bride price" for his new wife. So, he reasoned, if the cows were no longer around to provide milk then his new purchase would have to provide for the pups. "I had to feed them all through the night; then in the morning he would untie me," his wife, now 26, explains matter-of-factly.
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The ensuing floor debate threw up some interesting queries. "What if our clan agrees to this but our daughter marries someone from a different tribe?" said one. "Does this mean my daughter is worth nothing?" said another. And "What happens if the day after I pay kichaitma, my bride runs off?" The chair's response to the last concern was blunt. "Well, it's up to you to make sure she's satisfied and has no reason to leave you," he says to laughs from the audience.
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