Had a debate about this trend with my lady yesterday. I feel it shows a huge gulf between Kenyan and Anglosphere culture. I find it obnoxious and demeaning to men's feelings, if all they are worth is how much cash he can dress up as sentiment.

Took her out to what I consider an expensive restaurant (3.5 times the cost of a meal where I usually take her). She didn't order any wine which was a relief but she then told me about her friend from Zimbabwe who is being courted (I personally think as a side chick) by a Luo. (Luos are the most blue pill tribe in kenya when it comes to showing a man's value in life by how much he can spend on his women) The friend has just divorced her husband and dumped the kids on him. She is now "discovering herself" She has never drank before, so the Luo buys a number of bottles for her to try when they go out to restaurants (restaurants usually put a 300 % mark up on wine) and if she doesn't like them he just leaves them all untouched on the table to show his wealth and desire to spend on her. (why would you not try a single glass first?) My lady thinks its romantic. I think its a massive red flag if a man is so wasteful. Some things are just not culturally compatible.

What I loved about the article is where the BBC went to interview women: "People are still excited about the trend," she tells the BBC at Koinange Street"

Koinange street is where you go in Nairobi if you want to hire a high class street whore.