(Part 3)
Dowry is more concerned with the fertility of the woman, not her education. If after dowry has been paid and you do not want children because you are more western than the westerners, that marriage is invalid, dowry or no dowry.
If this Nation Newspaper woman wants the husband to pay 1 million because of her education level, she should also pay 3 million if the guy is a Dr. or Prof plus the assets he would have accumulated before the lady becomes the wife.
All in all, let as not just borrow western culture and refer to African culture when money is to be made. If you agree to address a specific cultural ritual, follow it to the letter and keep to its spirit or do it the western way fully.
Some nasty thoughts emanating from this discussion. If I pay the 1 million shillings for the lady, she better be prepared to act like a robot once we are married. She better be ready to pee coffee when I want it, do anything I desire her to do and be able to show value addition in the house the moment she lands past the gate. She should behave like a newly acquired Subaru Impreza WRX Sti with maximum output.
She should be a virgin and well behaved beyond reproach.
She should be depositing her salary cheque in an account we control both so that....
By the way, I thought love transcends monetary consideration. Right, marriage is about securing a safe institution for the children to grow in. That is the least we can do for the society which gave us a language, a culture, knowledge and spirituality.
This lady, at 25, is well educated but not learned. And that is the sad reality about our upcoming young and talented African youth.
Anyway, go on, search for the I million mister right, - stupid.
This time, no pun intended.
Go overdrive in purchasing the goods when there's blood on the streets, expecially if the blood is your own