Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 444 Kenya Events A fake story about a newly wedding couple by the name of Mr and Mrs Odipo committing suicide because their wedding fees was so high has caught fire in Africa. According to websites that reported the story, they have reposted the content from Kenya-today.co.ke. More Articles You Would Love “Take advantage of ACFTA” – Joyce Ababio Advices Fashion Industry Creatives Caemen Americo, Belmiro Jossefa & Ana Rosa Teixeira @ Mozambique Fashion Week 2013 / Young Designers – Day 2 The story reported a Kenyan couple reportedly took their lives after having a lavish wedding in anticipation of receiving generous gifts and cash, but were given a rude awakening when wealthy friends, relatives and associates gave little funds rather leaving bests wishes and flowers for them. Kenya-today.co.ke reports that Mr. & Mrs. Odipo saddled with the debt committed suicide four days after the Ksh7.9 million or $78,000 wedding. A reported suicide note left behind by the couple reads: “We are embarrassed & ashamed that we could not start our new life in happiness because you people did not make us happy as we expected.” As juicy as it is to repost the story, we began to do what we expect most sites to do before publishing a story, RESEARCH. There is no supposed Mr and Mrs Odipo. There is only one supposed image of the couple floating the net. Surely an incident as big as this will have had the whole social media flooded with various images from various angles, be it their wedding images or even just normal images of the couple. There is no major network that has reported it. And we don’t mean major interms of western, but no major network even in Kenya has touched into this story. We contact associates in Kenya who were unaware of the story. The details of the reports by all the African blogs from Ghana to Kenya that have published it were very vague. ie.”the wedding was held at a five-star hotel” Which 5 star hotel? They had with “special guests, VVIPs and VIPs” which guests if they were VVIP? Worst of all which couple commits suicide together? This is Africa, poverty is not a stranger, and if anyone is going to commit suicide over it, only the man would do so. Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You #fGSTYLE: From The Church To The Lounge; Treat Your Sundays With These Trendy... #OOTD: Queen Of Afrobeats Yemi Alade Proves She’s Still The Queen Of African... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Check Out Stunning Images Of SA’s Vitiligo Super Star Yolanda Monyai From... VIDEOS: Tunis Fashion Week 2024 Ended With A Bang, Watch Snippets & See... “There Is A Risk Europe Could Die” Macron Speaks Shortly After Losing Control... PICS: “A Bald Woman Knows Her Kingdom” Gorgeous Top African Model Ayen Monica... #OOTD: Rutie B Hits Us With A Perfectly Stylish ‘Break-Out-The-Norm’ Top & Down... Nigerian Designer Uduak & Asiko Artist Recreate Yoruba Mythology & Gods in Stunning... Trashy Rap Star ‘Megan The Stallion’ Is Being Sued By Her Camera For... #OOTD: Nigeria’s Prudential Atelier Shakes Up The Internet With This Astonishing Wedding Guest... Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.