Father ordered to refund dowry as judge dissolves marriage

Rose Kerubo Maranga,32 who had filed a case on divorce case at Kisii High court against her husband Gideon Magwara Nyangeso. Presiding Judge Chrispin Nagillah ordered Kerubo's father to refund Sh130, 000 to the Magwara as dowry after he ruled that the marriage stands dissolved. (PHOTO ERIC ABUGA/STANDARD)

KISII: A woman seeking divorce suffered a blow after the High Court in Kisii ordered that her family refunds the bride price. This is the second landmark divorce ruling by Kisii High Court in a span of less than six months.

When Rose Kerubo Maranga, 32, went to court seeking to divorce her husband of eight years, she got more than she had bargained for when the High Court in Kisii granted her wish, but with a rider that her father returns Sh130,000 bride price. And when the verdict was delivered, her father said he was ready to pay the price to free his daughter from the loveless marriage.