The Luo care for widows (Lako) and contemporary challenges
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2012-06Author
Nyarwath, Oriare
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This paper examines the Luo custom of caring for a ‘widow’ and for the home of a deceased
husband, its rationale and some of its contemporary challenges. The paper maintains that this
custom is still the best alternative available to the Luo widow and for the care of the home of one’s
deceased brother, especially in the context of Luo culture. However, it recommends a number of
adjustments to the practice to discourage some of the abuses that are becoming prevalent in it, with
a view to making it more amenable to some of the challenges of our time.
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Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya (PAK)Publisher
Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, University of Nairobi