A Kenyan man has walked out of a dowry ceremony in Embu after his wife’s relatives started extorting from him.
The man had spent the following amount during the ceremony:
He paid Sh40,000 to cater for food, tents, chairs and a public address system.
He had also set aside Sh60,000 to pay his bride price that the two families agree on.
Mbogo was told to add Sh20,000 to the bride price.
He was slapped with a Sh10,000 fine for using a wrong path which took him to a different homestead instead of the girls’.
Drama, however, ensued when several girls were paraded into the compound covered in lesos from head to toe and Mbogo asked to guess who his fiancée was.He pointed to the wrong women, leading to yet another fine of Sh5,000.
Fumed with unger, A furious Mbogo excused himself to visit the loo and left
Villagers were left stunned and frustrated as Mbogo put his hands in the pocket and walked away in a king’s pace.He said as he exited the venue, “so you have seen a gold mine!!!I go.