Residents of Garissa Town have poked holes into the Tuesday High Court ruling that legalised sexual relationship between cousins.
A number of elderly men and women who spoke to this writer on Wednesday said the Somali community values kinship ties and cousins will never think of doing something close to this.
"It is a taboo for relatives to have intimate relationships. Our community does not recognize such things. We shall not even sit down to discuss this, it is a waste of time," said Khamat, a 66-year old male resident.
Khamat's sentiments were seconded by several elderly female residents who argued that community organizations should challenge the ruling as it will encourage further decay of the already decayed morals in societies.
However, the youthful population hold a different version of opinion unlike the elderly. The youths say the court never erred in making the ruling, saying things have changed and one should only stay away from courting very close relatives as sisters or brothers.
On Tuesday, the High Court Judge J A Makau issued that the law does not list first cousins as being among the relatives between whom sexual activity is classified as incest under the Kenyan laws.
In his judgment, Makau directed that it is permissible to have sex relations with a cousin since in some cultures in Kenya as some Hindus and Muslims, sexual acts with close cousins are not criminalised