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Mombasa man marries an orphan, pays dowry to orphanage

Joy Nyambura Zion (left) accepts her wedding ring from her newly wedded husband Noel Peru (right) during their wedding at Calvary Zion Childrens Home last weekend. Joy who is an orphan from Calvary Zion Childrens Home in Mombasa, was married to Noel Peru from Kilifi County. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

MOMBASA: At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. This popular nugget by Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of all time, sprung to mind last Saturday, as I witnessed Noel Peru tying the knot with the apple of his eye in Mombasa.

The young man, a student at Technical University of Mombasa, waxed lyrical about his boundless love for Joy Nyambura Zion—whom he said would bring nothing but joy to his life.

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