Kipsigis, Kamosin a no-no zone for Kalenjin men

     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 were performed to purify such ladies," he added, "but the spell of dread has gone through the years."

Kalenjin clans that have produced prophets, such as the Talai clan (Orkoiyot Koitalel arap Samoei), which can be found in both Nandi and Kipsigis groups, are dreaded and are not advised for marriage.