Nandi Traditional „woman to woman marriages and their effect on the Spread Of Hiv / Aids

Abstract

Family life amongst most African communities is organized along patriarchal lines where the male is the head of the family. Property succession and inheritance was through male lineage. This is probably because unlike women who leave the family after marriage, the males remain at home. The desire to keep the family‟s wealth within the home dictated that the wealth be inherited specifically by the men. To add on to that, in the African Traditional community, perpetuation and continuity of life was a matter of grave concern for the individual family. It was through procreation that that their personal immortality was perpetuated and a source of heirs to their property was ensured. It was, therefore, a must for every individual to get married and have children.