Domestic tyrants are the Maragoli and Tiriki women.

     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 societies." They would also go there for magic to guard themselves from other people's spells," adds Mzee Sindani, who describes women from the Bukusu and Marama sub-tribes as humble and wonderful housewives.