‘I REGRET TAKING SH1.5 MILLION LOAN FOR MY WEDDING’ SAYS JOHN ALLAN NAMU

Celebrated investigative journalist John Allan Namu has openly shared his sentiments of remorse regarding a significant decision in his life.

Namu candidly admitted to regretting the choice to secure a  Sh1.5 million loan to finance his wedding. “I had 632 people attend my wedding and spent Sh1.5 million. It was a fantastic wedding for people who attended it but in the back of my mind, I was like, how am I going to pay for all of this? I had paid part of it, my wife Makena had to sell her car and I got Sh1.5 million unsecured loan.“ He told Financially Incorrect podcast.

According to Namu, his family pressured him to invite more people to the wedding, “I got married before my elder brother and there was pressure from the family to invite people. Our cap was 250 people but the list just kept growing and every time we tried to fight we were outnumbered. One of the biggest regrets that I have is caving to that pressure. That amount of money would have done so much for us.” 

The journalist disclosed it took years for him to clear the loan, “It took me time to pay that loan, it was the most painful loan that I have ever paid. Every time I meet a young couple who want to get married I tell them not to cave in to that pressure. That anger that your parents will feel for you will fade.”