Kenyan artist Ssaru wa Manyaru, 21, has stirred up controversy by disclosing the substantial price a man must pay a woman to become his spouse.

The Kaskie Vibaya hitmaker stated in an interview with Plug TV that her dowry is one billion dollars, and anything less will be accepted.

The musician continued by saying that she is not in a rush to get married and that her dowry may rise over time.

"Let me tell you, I want to tell my current bae, but of course, I don't want to get married right now. I want to wait a couple of years. But every year, the amount increases; it's like a billion shillings, just like that."



Ssaru asserted her value for herself with confidence, saying:

Following the video's release on Nairobi Gossip's Instagram account, fans responded in various ways. Here are a few remarks:

"πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚huyu naona anaongelelea mtu wa Tz....juu sioni iyo 1 billion ikitoka hapaπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚."

"Nikama anaadress mbogi ya tzπŸ˜‚ oraait."

"Hapa ndio wanawake hukosea. This is wazee's decision to make. Hata akisema Kuku mbili sawa. Done!"


"Sasa kama mlishaambiwa mkaskie vibaya huko kwenyu then mbona mna complainπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚chunga comment yako baba yako asikuwe ndio analipa hio one billion πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚."

"Alafu ongeza 100,000 ya marriage certificateπŸ˜‚πŸ’”."

"Ama labda iyo ni jina ya ngoma yake next πŸ˜‚."