The Kamba dowry list that has Kenyans up in arms
The traditional dowry demands made by a Kamba family for their daughter have generated buzz online.
According to a list seen by Mpasho, the dowry ceremony payment plan is in two parts. The first is an initiation ceremony demand that includes:
1. 5 goats with one to be slaughtered and the rest to remain.
2. Beer 2 crates
3. Traditional beer 20 litres
4. Four blankets and 4 sheets standard size
5. soda 3 crates
The next set of dowry demands is categorized as the dowry payment. They are below;
1. 84 goats
2. 12 cows
3. 13 water tanks of 10,000 lites
4. Beer 8 crates
5. Traditional beer 10 jerrycans of 2 liters
6. Unripe bananas 4 chunks
7. Honey 2 debes or sugar 100kg
8. Sugar cane -12 sets @12 pieces
9. Nthungi - 14 bags of maize and 2 bags of beans of 90kg
10. Mukwa 300,000
11. Fimbo ya mzee - 100,000
12. Kamti ya mzee - 50,000
13. Nduaa itaa - 50,000
Kenyans are complaining that relatives of the wife make people angry because it appears they are taking financial advantage of a wedding to benefit from this relationship.
Do you think these demands are outrageous? Drop us your comments below.
Here are reactions to the list of demands;
the_truericDaylight con
supreme_mike_keVery cheap ... me nitalipa na ni add bonus
_callme_steveBoys amekuja kutoa familia ya wenyewe ufukara
kiroket_roseThis must be amberays hand writing
its.kunguJuu anakuja na mabawa???
i_warekhwaThey literally added everything her dad failed to do in his lifetime and left it for da boy 😂😂😂
igweclinton01How can someone pay for all this while the wife still disrespecting, misbehaving, and challenging me in the house? Traditionalists have to look into this because it’s too much. BY MPASHO NEWS
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