A young man caused a stir in Rongai, Kajiado
County after he bolted out of a dowry
negotiation meeting, citing extortion. What
was meant to be a sober session for elders
discussing John Kasee’s appreciation to his
prospective wife’s parents for raising her
degenerated into a shouting match after the
bride price was inflated.
Elders were left in shock after a furious Kasee
banged tables and stormed out of the talks in
protest, vowing that he was not going be
robbed in broad daylight.
After cohabiting with his girlfriend for almost
one year, Kasee decided to take the
relationship to the next level — marriage. “I
wanted things the old-fashioned way. I didn’t
want to ‘live in sin’, especially now that my
girlfriend is three months pregnant. I wanted
to pay dowry and officially settle down, but
her people seem to have had plans to extort
me,” said Kasee when this writer caught up
with him later.
As expected, the family was excited that their
daughter was formally transiting into marriage.
The duo agreed to plan so that their families
could meet and settle the small matter of
dowry. “Our families were already familiar with
each other, seeing as some members had met
on several occasions. What was remaining
was dowry payment,” said Kasee.
As is the custom, Kasee tagged along two of
his uncles among other elderly relatives to
lead in the dowry negations. “At the back of
my mind, I knew it was going to be a great
day, going by the warm reception we had
received at the home. Mark you this was not
the first time we were visiting them, we have
made other previous trips. The difference is
that this time round we were going to
negotiate dowry,” added Kasee.
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