When Family Wants You to Stay a Virgin Till You Wed

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Nyakundi Report

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Primary source Kenyan Digest archive

This archive report was first published on 20 July 2019.

July 20, 2019

Naomi's family expected her to marry a virgin, and she had avoided sex for 20 years. But when she met her fiancé, she found herself tempted and eventually gave in to her desires.

When Naomi's wedding was just two weeks away, she sought help from a doctor, hoping to find a solution to her dilemma. She had been researching a surgery to repair a broken hymen, a procedure that some women have undergone to regain their virginity.

However, the doctor was faced with an ethical dilemma. Interfering with the natural anatomy of the vagina for social reasons was akin to female genital mutilation, which is both unethical and illegal.

During a premarital sex counseling session, Naomi's fiancé revealed a shocking secret: he had gotten a girl pregnant in college. Naomi was devastated, but she chose to forgive him and the two decided to get married anyway.

They even went on their honeymoon to Zanzibar on the evening of their wedding day, avoiding any potential embarrassment from the auntie who was supposed to inspect their bedsheets.

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