Re-imagining Moralities and Masculinities in the Context of Male Circumcision and Marriage in South-Western Kenya Communities

Male circumcision and marriage are significant cultural practices that mark a critical stage in person’s life many African societies. Many rites of passage exist, intertwined. Marriage like other themes have attracted wide scholarship diverse depths. Such studies underlined, among others, the nature, forms, types even place two initiation society. What, however, has not received adequate attention (re)negotiations contestations between morality masculinities context male marriage. Based on this understanding, drawing findings qualitative study conducted Kisii, Homa Bay counties South-Western Kenya, researchers paper argue determine ones’s masculinity, which as well acts gateway to social wellbeing. Combined, can be presented central notions inform, underpin, serve dominant paradigms direct lives activities people from birth death. The suggests despite its significance over decades, practice changed time relation importance attach it, how it is practiced, attracts recommends need for interrogation what fits individuals contemporary world they passage, while at same maintaining morally acceptable