The Bride price - a podcast by Ian Nissi

A bride price refers to money that a groom pays to his bride's father/family in exchange for her hand in marriage. It is an ancient custom that has been practiced all over the world. The tradition of a bride price has decreased over time and it is no longer a common custom in developed countries or urban areas. However, it is still widely practiced in Africa. In traditional Kenyan customs the dowry was the equivalent of five years of the grooms expectable income usually payable in installments of livestock and money and thanks to a culture of greed, it has grown to levels of almost criminal financial extortion. Imagine a society where instead of saving a lot of money to pay back parents for doing whats morally obligated of them, they actually save money and give you and your significant other a headstart in life. Instead of starting your marriage life on a financial and mental negative, you begin on a positive financial pedestal?

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