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Guns, Cattle Rustling Open Door to Wives and Wealth in Kenya, Uganda
16 December 2007
East African (Nairobi)
At only 34 years old, Lesekori Lemui is already a father of 19 from four wives. His eldest offspring is a 17-year old son.
What prompted him to start having children so early? At the tender age of 14, he was the proud owner of 20 heads of cattle, including 12 bulls acquired through cattle rustling. Two years later, that figure had grown sixfold.
Owning such a big herd, in Lemui's community, the Pokot, is affluence in itself. Custom demands that he share the vast... (GunPolicy.org)