KOT reacts to exorbitant Kikuyu dowry list that has gone viral

Piece by: Grace Kerongo
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Kenyan men are up in arms over an elaborate 'dowry' list that has gone viral.

Here is the list that has gotten their blood boiling. It includes 50 goats as bride price that amounts to 500,000.

The list has elicited a heated debate online with men saying, they will only fulfil those conditions if the said bride is a 'virgin' with healing powers and the ability to sire triplets.

Read some of the comments below.

Samuel Mburu Chege: Never. Unless she is 18 years and a virgin plus very beautiful with a God-fearing family and a family lineage that produces twins and triplets and very humble with a low tone.

Wangui Martha: My opinion is, parents should never ask for anything from their kids they should bless them to have a good stable life. Children should only appreciate a parent but not be given conditions so many marriages are failing coz of such conditions

Nimo Gathogo-DeBor: I can’t allow this kind of thing to be done. Some cultural practices are just being exaggerated in the wrong way, for my daughter I want nothing but love and respect from the person she ends up with.

Lucas Kibuchi: This is not fit for a daughter from the mountain, too high 😂

Lorenzo Lawrence: This is daylight robbery and total madness. Is she a virgin?

Ngugi Isaac: And you ask why there are so many single mothers. Women who never got married in their life.

Rhoda Love: Someone handsome should pay a quarter of this tuoane 😂😂😂

Terry Wanjuguna: The total is 170k your wife’s one month or few months salaries plus your parent's blessing. What are you people complaining about?

Patrick Bor: Ikae, then after a month, mnaskia filing for divorce?