Why children stopped their 82-year-old father from marrying second wife

Retired Chief Dickson Mwasaru Mwanyumba decided it was time to remarry as he needed a soul mate and a helping hand in old age after mourning his wife. But little did the 82-year-old love-struck octogenarian, know that this would turn into a nuptial minefield.

The move has proved not to be a walk in the park due to family obstacles he least expected would arise, least of all from the children he sired with his deceased wife, Blandina Walowe. Mwanyumba is a former Mwangea Sub Location Assistant Chief in Voi, Taita-Taveta, who used to be called upon to arbitrate on various disputes, including marriage.