Pay for Dowry or Not? Wahu's Take

[Eng'iti]

Recently, my village uncle was telling me that now that his Gen Z daughter ametoka soko, he wants to demand a 2M Dowry payment for her.
Then I advise him to truncate a zero from the figure so that it becomes 200k.
My reasoning was that he is even lucky she'd found someone to marry her and now with two kids. He is more lucky he has changed his title to Sokoro (Grandpa).
So all he needs to do is to encourage the young ones to formalize their Union and stop at that.
If the other party is interested to pay, fine. If not still fine.
Very interesting times we are going to see ahead.

Ted Malanda

The irony here is that dowry is about RESPECT, an acknowledgement that someone's daughter is loved, valued and respected. Where I come from, you can elopisha a girl and love and respect her all you...

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[Blacks4Trump]

In most communities, the bride price should be the same as what was paid for the wife. Lakini siku hizi imekua greed inasumbua watu Sana.

 

[Tommy Kwesule.]

If it's a reasonable amount and can be paid in installments then that's no problem.

Also, their should be a repayment clause incase of a divorce because clearly they gave you a defective product.

 

[upepo]

My reasoning was that he is even lucky she'd found someone to marry her and now with two kids.

Why is he tempting fate? Hajui anafaa kulipa huyo kijana? Unaweza itisha kijana 2 millions macho ifunguke ajitoe.

 

[Eng'iti]

Why is he tempting fate? Hajui anafaa kulipa huyo kijana? Unaweza itisha kijana 2 millions macho ifunguke ajitoe.

In fact, I have seen people quietly give a girl some money to deliver to her husband so that he can top up and pass it on to the family. The girl will tell him that she borrowed something from her chama. If he has no huge ego, he chips in, and the whole thing gets sorted.