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Steve Ogolla wed Cebbie in beautiful ceremony as KOT trolled couple, Akothee failed to show

Elseba Awour Kokeyo, popularly known as Cebbie Koks, has always been affiliated with her sister, the businesswoman and entertainer Akothee, and their complicated relationship.

It was no different when she wed City lawyer Steve Ogolla in a lavish traditional ceremony in Rongo last month in a shindig that screamed opulence and affluence.

As she dazzled in a white and gold dress beside the groom who stepped out in an emerald green traditional hat and white outfit, the question on everyone's mind was, where was her big sister, Akothee?

The guest list featured special guests such as Lang'ata member of Parliament 'Jalang'o', Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Raymond Omollo who showed up in a green chopper to match the theme.

Koks shared a sweet post with her cousin Raymond Omollo, sharing how excited she was for him to be in attendance, saying, "Well, before the good news, you told me, 'cousin, I will come and I'm so happy for you! Always proud of how you carry out yourself."

Publicized affair

Other than her sister Akothee's absence, what enthralled Kenyans who have been following their much-publicised love affair on social media was the ceremony of handing over the cows or dowry known as "Nyombo" in Dholuo.

The groom escorted 30 cows to the bride's rural home, which many scoffed at a showoff since in Western Kenya, the cows exchanged rarely exceed ten and they are never paid at once. But it is not just the number of cows that kept idle Kenyans setting camp on online platforms for debate.

Rue Baby at the ceremony.

Donning beautiful body-hugging emerald green dresses that matched the theme as well as the wedding party, they were seen taking over the dance floor and gyrating what their mummy gave them to popular Luo music. It was unclear if the two were there on behalf of their mother or in support of their auntie.

The wedding ceremony followed weeks of vicious online attacks against the groom who was blasted for openly displaying affection for his bride, which they felt was unmanly.

This is not the first time the city lawyer has spent big money on love. In a past Facebook post, he shared how he was conned 500,000 in 2018 by a catfish who he planned to marry but had only dated online.

"I was in a fake relationship with this 'lady' and she conned me in excess of 500K, planned a fake wedding and nearly drove me to suicide."

The lady, one Dorcas Sarkozy, went silent after claiming to use the money for their marriage ceremony. It is however not known whether 'she' was even female in the first place because her identity remains unknown to date.