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Woman Thwarts A Man’s Dubious Method of Marrying her

One woman in Tingolo village, Busia County has thwarted efforts of a man who has been trying to marry her against her wishes.

It is alleged that the woman only identified as Jane had been dating the said young man only identified as Ouma, but she had no intentions of marrying him.

Sources privy to this story further reveal that the Ouma hatched a plan to marry her secretly by leasing two cows to her parents, which he would later use as a dowry. Unfortunately Jane was tipped off by one of her friends and when he presented the idea she turned the offer down.



According to her neighbor John Otao, Mr. Ouma has been a frequent visitor to his in-laws to be.

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