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78 year old man returns home after 46 years says he is ready to marry and have two children

Chumbe Mwondo, 78, speaks at his home in Ikorongo village, Nyaribari Masaba, in Kisii County. He returned home on New Year's Eve after he went missing 46 years ago. [Sammy Omingo| Standard]

A man who left his village 46 years ago in search of greener pastures returned home a poor man, but says his desire is to marry and have two children.

Chumbe Mwondo, 78, left his home in Ikorongo village in Nyaribari Masaba, Kisii County, in 1970, leaving behind a wife and a two-year-old daughter. The woman left with her child after some time.

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