West Nile Cultural Leaders Calls for Bylaws to Curb Excessive Bride Price, Citing Delayed Marriages
By Mike Rwothomio
Cultural leaders in West Nile have raised alarm over the sharp decline in official marriages among young people across the sub-region, attributing it primarily to excessive bride price demands.
The body warned that the practice is preventing youth from starting homes, fuelling promiscuity, producing children of unknown parentage, and placing heavy burdens on parents whose...