Traditionally, the payment of bride-price has been the responsibility of the man and his family. But women are increasingly helping out their men in this for various reasons. KENAN MIRUKA explores the ...

This is the second article in a series on bride prices. Part one, on how the practice varies by region, can be found here. Bai, a doctor who runs a clinic in a largely rural county in northwestern ...

In some communities, the giving of bride price is sadly regarded as ‘buying the bride’ or compensation for resources spent bringing up the young woman, writes PETER MUIRURI A few years ago, a 25 ...

Stephen Baffour Adjei does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

On Thursday, July 24, Mwelekeo Insights unveiled its opinion poll on how Kenyan men perceive bride price The survey indicated that a majority of Kenyans have varied proposals on how to reform the ...

If you grew up in the West, you might have thought that exchanges of money between families when their children got married was a practice that ended at least centuries ago. That practice is still a ...