This colleague’s husband must be the most successful person in his clan, going by the number of relatives who keep asking him for money. His bail was set at Sh200,000, or so my colleague’s husband was told, money that no one back home, not even his parents, could afford. This colleague tells me that many times, her husband’s relatives from the village have turned up at their doorstep unannounced, expecting to be sheltered, fed and entertained for an indefinite time. The minute they started showing signs of doing well, however, suddenly their phones could not stop ringing. It turns out that if you are considered to be doing better than your relatives, most expect you to either contribute more during family get-togethers, or foot the entire bill.

Source: Daily Nation March 24, 2019 12:22 UTC