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LADIES: How commercialising bride price degrades women

I agree with the Catholic Archbishop John Cardinal Njue who recently raised the matter of unreasonable pride price demands by some parents.

He cautioned parents against asking for too much for their daughters and said this was a major hindrance for young people who wish to get married. It is so sad that bride price has been commercialised and lost its very essence as a result. In some societies, the girls are seen as a source of wealth through bride price.

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