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Swahili males were forbidden from marrying in Mlango wa Nane (the name for eight nomadic groups), which was considered to be cursed.  According to Chief Ahmed Abdulrazak of Mombasa Old Town, young Swahili men are prohibited from marrying from Mlango wa Nane (a term for eight nomadic clans), which is thought to have evil omens. Mlango wa Nane included the Maasai, Orma, Rendille, and Sanya, whose women were "believed to harbor bad omens and that poverty would befall those who married from these communities," according to Abdulrazak, who added that nomads were viewed as wild and warlike, a perception that persists to this day. For young males from other villages, the Mtiza subgroup within the Agiriama was a no-no among the Mijikenda. Shabaan Ndoro, a Duruma from Gandini Location in Kwale County and Mwembe Tayari Chief and Mijikenda elder, claimed that the community had no choice but to intermarry and that those who refused and married a Mtiza "fell in abject poverty and cal

       The Kalenjin have eight sub-groups, but the term tibiik che mwoneech, or 'bitter women,' makes reference to 'jinxed women,' and young men were disheartened from taking home a wife from the Kapsong'utook clan in both Bungoma and Trans-Nzoia counties. According to Martin Kibet, a 74-year-old Sabaot elder, men who married from the dynasty died mysteriously early in their marriages, and "the majority of the women from the clan are widows." He adds that women from the Tugen sub-Kamosin tribe's clan are likewise dreaded for the same reason that males die young, and that affluent men end up destitute if they marry women from this clan.      Pastor Peter Chemasuet, a historian, 'confirms' this, saying, "It is real. Marriage to women from certain clans in the Kalenjin society might lead to death. Other affluent guys went impoverished after marrying. Some of these men's cows just died after they married." "Special ceremonies wer

       According to Mzee Geoffrey Miheso of Isukha West County, a lady from the Maragoli and Tiriki sub-tribes of the Luhya group is not suitable for marriage because they are domestic tyrants who turn their husbands into demure 'yes men.' He claims that Maragoli and Tiriki ladies are notorious cheaters who keep a steady it wasn't me face even when caught red-handed with their trousers down. Mzee Miheso, 98, believes their only edge is that they are 'hustlers.' "These women can transform a slacker into a diligent worker in one instant." Many men have become wealthy at the hands of ladies from these sub-tribes. Nevertheless, they will insist that you divulge your wealth and income, and they will find a way to sit on you to do so."      Mzee Laban Sindani of Malava in Kakamega County identified women from the Tachoni and Banyala sub-tribes as other no-go areas due to sorcery. "If people require to move up to power, they would seek charms in these s

    Kamba women are known for using heavy doses of love to tame males, but the Aombe clan, one of Kambaland's largest, is reputed to be too harsh and would not tolerate men who seem to be sluggish bones. Even though Aombe women are reputed to be damn difficult and iron-fisted single moms, Agnes Kalondu, an Aombe - one of the over 10 Kamba clans - believes that Aombe women are aggressive, with their good side being "workaholics who know how to coin their own wealth without troubling men." While the Kaos are not rigid about clans, they do have inaccessible places where women who are either too violent or randy for marriage are produced. In terms of clans, the Aombe, one of Kambaland's largest, are known to be too combative and to take no nonsense from males who are lazy bones.     Kangundo in Machakos County wins the prize for the most 'unmarriable' ladies, who are known money diggers that have no qualms about taking off a man's things, leaving just a pair o

  Africa is progressively transitioning from a continent of handouts and liabilities to one of possibilities, investment, innovation, and development. This is due to Africa's expanding young population, urbanization, which is predicted to shift over half of Africa's population to metropolitan by 2050, and the continent's establishing economic. Venture capitalists should be aware, however, that Africa is a place where perseverance will be challenged. Concepts that have succeeded in other parts of the world may not work in Africa. An investor that is patient and invests in Africa will prosper. Why trade in Africa, one might wonder. The following are some of the factors why an investor should be interested in Africa. Young and expanding population:  Africa now boasts a population of over one billion people. According to United Nations demographic forecasts, about 60% of Africa's population would be under the age of 25, ranking Africa the world's youngest continent in

          According to Australia's prime minister, China must halt its "chilling quiet" and embrace the campaign to stop Russia's annexation of Ukraine because "no nation in the world would have a larger influence" in ending the conflict. Scott Morrison has warned that the globe stands the risk of being altered by a "arc of despotism" as a result of Russia and China's alliance. Mr Morrison claimed Russia's attack of Ukraine was not proceeding as planned and that Vladimir Putin had "exceeded the capabilities of how he would be able to pursue this unlawful war" in a broad address at the Lowy Institute think thank. "China has long-claimed to have a position as one of the great powerful countries in the world and to be a source of international peace and stability," the Australian prime minister later stated in answer to a question.           China will have a greater effect on the end of this dreadful war in Ukraine than an