Money is the main thing in today's life but not the only thing.
Therefore, apart from the real reason that we badly need it for survival, there are always substitutes.
Luo Nyanza is the best witness for this as here, its not always about money, especially on matters payment of goods for services, and people have come up with other funny modes.
Here are some of them.
1. Cow hides
Private animal slaughterers are no longer asking for money when deployed to slaughter animals during funerals and celebrations.
Instead, they do it for free and take the entire hide as payment.
A closer observation will show you that the hide earns them more that the Sh4,000 service fee.
This is also with consideration that the entire process takes one hour at most, and they might as well allocate themselves several kilos of meat in the process, making the the winners.
2. Alcohol
Alcoholics are the easiest people to deal with in Luo Nyanza, and are usually made to do tough jobs with the promise of a bottle of beer upon completion.
During burials, the youth who dig the graves, usually family friends and buddies of the deceased are not given any money, instead, their effort is appreciated the beer way.
Though it might appear as cheaper on the side of the payer, the trend is making it hard for alcoholics to come out of the destructive habit which is among others, killing families.
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