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Dowry payment among the Kipsigis
1. Teta ne abai (cow under lactation) this signifies procreation to the new family
2. Eito ne iyumi tuga (Oxen)
3. Teta nebo riyotet/ne kotot (Cow near to conceive)
4. Roriat (Heifer)
5. Teta ne iyumi nego/iywoget (mature cow)
6. Kwesta/Kipkugeret (he goat for father)
7. Kechiriet/Chepkugeret (Sheep for mother)
8. Chepngabait/Roriat (token for upkeep especially during childhood)
9. Kechiriet nebo arwet (for mother in law so as to allow son in law call her Boger alternatively Goat with lamb for mother in law so as to allow son in law call her Bogine
10. Mwaita (soap for the father lump some money ranges between ten thousand to two hundred thousand shillings currently
11.Chepletiot-Normally mature heifer where theb son in law will later take back the calf.Normally Chepletiot is not commonly paid but in a situation where the husband querrels with his wife to the point where she goes to her real fathers home and the mistake emenates from the husband the husband was compelled to pay chepletiot.
12.Nyoetab kaat(normally if the couple elopes without the consent of their immediate families the husband was supposed to pay a fine of normally five thousand to twenty thousand to is wife father/family)kiome sanian koigeny meaning that the assistance from inlaws is endless
According to Kipsigis, bride wealth is not seen as a buying price for a wife but as important aspects which promotes stability in traditional marriages.The dowry payment acts as;compensation to the girl family for the loss of her help and contribution in the homestead.Bride wealth seal the marriage covenant and is also a public expression of appreciation for the coming of a new wife and mother into the mans family.Dowry signifies that the wife is not something cheap or insignificant.The bride wealth is a symbol of the girls presence in her home.Bride wealth promotes friendship and cements relationship between the two families.Payment of the bride wealth shows that the man is serious with his intention to marry.
According to Kipsigis a man will not be paid dowry for his daughter if he has not paid for his wife.Dowry payment was always paid by Man's family father to promote actual







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