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Kumbe there is something called a Leviratic marriage as opposed to Widow Inheritance. This is according to a July 15, 2019 article on Kenyan.co.ke (meat wrapper)
1. A monogamous marriage
This is a marriage between one man and one woman.
2. Polygamy
This is whereby a man can celebrate marriage with many women at different times.
3. Leviratic marriages.
This type of marriage arises where the husband predeceases the wife and a relative or brother of the deceased husband assumes the role of the deceased.
Any children born out of this union are regarded as children of the deceased.
This is common among the Meru Kamba Kikuyu Kuria Kisii and Nandi tribes.
4. Sororate Unions
This marriage is where the wife dies before the husband.
Her family may offer her younger sister as a replacement and the younger sister assumes the role of the deceased wife.
This may also arise where the family is unable to return the bride price and offer their daughter as a substitute.
Sorarate unions also take place where a wife is not able to have children and she may invite her sister to come and get married by the husband for the purpose of getting children. This is common among the Luo.
5. Widow inheritance
This is a marriage where the husband predeceases the wife and the wife is inherited by one of the husband’s brothers and for all purposes becomes his wife.
It is different from the Leviratic in the sense that any children born out of that union are regarded as children of the brother and not children of the deceased.
This is common in Luo, Luhya Kalenjin tribes and the Maasai.
6. Woman to Woman marriages
These arise where a woman is barren and she then marries another woman for the sole purpose of having children and those children become the children of the barren woman who is the husband in the relation.
This marriage can take place whether the husband of the barren woman is alive or dead.
If the husband is alive the other woman is allowed to have sexual relations with the husband for the purpose of having children.
Any children out of this relationship will be regarded as the children of the barren woman.
Where the husband is dead she must select a man from the husband’s family or leave the decision to the woman to select whom she wants to have children with.
This is common among the Kisii, Taita, and Kuria tribes.
7. Forcible Marriages
These arise in a family where there are only daughters and the last daughter is not entitled to get married.
She remains at home to beget children especially male children with a man of her choice and these children belong to her father’s family.
This common with Nandis and Kipsigis tribe.
1. A monogamous marriage
This is a marriage between one man and one woman.
2. Polygamy
This is whereby a man can celebrate marriage with many women at different times.
3. Leviratic marriages.
This type of marriage arises where the husband predeceases the wife and a relative or brother of the deceased husband assumes the role of the deceased.
Any children born out of this union are regarded as children of the deceased.
This is common among the Meru Kamba Kikuyu Kuria Kisii and Nandi tribes.
4. Sororate Unions
This marriage is where the wife dies before the husband.
Her family may offer her younger sister as a replacement and the younger sister assumes the role of the deceased wife.
This may also arise where the family is unable to return the bride price and offer their daughter as a substitute.
Sorarate unions also take place where a wife is not able to have children and she may invite her sister to come and get married by the husband for the purpose of getting children. This is common among the Luo.
5. Widow inheritance
This is a marriage where the husband predeceases the wife and the wife is inherited by one of the husband’s brothers and for all purposes becomes his wife.
It is different from the Leviratic in the sense that any children born out of that union are regarded as children of the brother and not children of the deceased.
This is common in Luo, Luhya Kalenjin tribes and the Maasai.
6. Woman to Woman marriages
These arise where a woman is barren and she then marries another woman for the sole purpose of having children and those children become the children of the barren woman who is the husband in the relation.
This marriage can take place whether the husband of the barren woman is alive or dead.
If the husband is alive the other woman is allowed to have sexual relations with the husband for the purpose of having children.
Any children out of this relationship will be regarded as the children of the barren woman.
Where the husband is dead she must select a man from the husband’s family or leave the decision to the woman to select whom she wants to have children with.
This is common among the Kisii, Taita, and Kuria tribes.
7. Forcible Marriages
These arise in a family where there are only daughters and the last daughter is not entitled to get married.
She remains at home to beget children especially male children with a man of her choice and these children belong to her father’s family.
This common with Nandis and Kipsigis tribe.