12/05/2025
Kericho : Man walks out of dowry negotiations, says he was exploited by in-laws
- He paid Ksh 40,000 to cater for food, tents, chairs and a public address system.
- He was also made to set aside Ksh 60,000 to pay his bride price that the two families had agreed on.
-Having impregnated the girl, Kipkirui was told to add Ksh20,000 to the bride price.
- He was slapped with a Ksh10,000 fine for making a detour to the wrong path and ended up into a different homestead instead of the girls'.
- Having gotten late a little bit, he was told to pay Ksh
5,000 to appease the elders who had tired waiting for his arrival.
- Drama, however, ensued when twelve girls were paraded in a line, in his front, covered in loose lesos
from head to toe and Kipkirui was asked to guess who his fiancée was.
- He pointed to the wrong woman, leading to yet another fine of Ksh 15,000.
- The decisive moment, specifically, was when elders demanded Ksh 500,000, used on the girl's school fees and childhood upkeep.
- Fumed with anger, a furious Kipkirui excused
himself to visit a nearby latrine and left. He switched off his phone and was last seen in a matatu headed to Nairobi.
