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Clans and families

The clans and family lines of the Abagusii, as they are remembered.

Ababasi — A Gusii clan cluster
Abagetutu — The largest Gusii clan cluster
Abagirango — A Gusii clan cluster
Abagusii
Abamachoge — A Gusii clan cluster
Abanchari — A Gusii clan cluster
Abanyaribari — A Gusii clan cluster

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Abagusii — women land safeguard

Because land at the time was held without title deeds, Gusii women kept absentee husbands' holdings under cultivation during the wars, which the study credits with protecting that land from being claimed by others.

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Sources: Role of Women in Socio-Economic Transformation in Kisii District During the Two World Wars (1914–1918 and 1939–1945)

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Role of Women in Socio-Economic Transformation in Kisii District During the Two World Wars (1914–1918 and 1939–1945) — Mildred Nyaboke Ayuka (2022)

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