Mukha Rarao Omutiti Obeya Busa: When A Son Could Take His Father’s Wife To Propagate His Generation

Wife inheritance was one of the key contributors to polygamy of the polygyny type (embalikha) among the Bukusu. The following cultural practice best described via the Bukusu words mukha rarao omutiti obeya busa, is still commonly practiced. Thus, it’s cultural importance is not lost on us. For a father to take his son’s woman, an … Read more