President Uhuru Kenyatta has been forced to postpone dowry plans for his great Grandmother after it emerged that his mother Mama Ngina Kenyatta would not be available.
The historical family event which was slated for December has been pushed to February 2019 when the matriarch of the family returns to the country.
The family believes paying bride price is mandatory regardless of the time it takes to settle the debt.
Uhuru’s cousin Captain (Rtd) Kungu Muigai told The Star that they felt bad it had been delayed for many years but they were definitely going to honour it.
The genesis of the grand occasion was that Agikuyu warriors raided a Maasai village known as Naroosura many years ago, stole a herd of cattle and a girl who was later married to Magana and baptised Wanjiru.
She gave birth to Kung’u Magana who was the father of former President Jomo Kenyatta, James Muigai and Kung’u Muigai.
“Because President Uhuru was named after his great-grandfather, Muigai, the onus is on him to pay his bride price,” Uhuru’s cousin stated.
The event will take place at the Great Rift Valley Lodge and is expected to bring together about 100 members of the Kenyatta family.
Uhuru’s cousins, former Gatundu South MP Ngengi Muigai and his brother Kung’u Muigai, as well as Ole Gilisho family in Narok, are working on the final details of the event. Ole Gilisho family is Musana’s relatives.
The Ole Gilisho family has already constructed a manyatta as per the Maasai traditions at their Naroosura home in Narok West sub-county.
