Kibor wins divorce case to dissolve his 52 year old marriage

Prominent farmer and businessman Jackson Kibor (Centre) shares a hearty laugh with his lawyers Mark Waziri (Left) and Richard Wainaina at the Eldoret Chief Magistrates' Court after he won a divorce petition against his estranged wife of 52 years Josephine Jepkoech on the grounds of cruelty, desertion an denial of conjugal rights. 06-10-2017. PHOTO BY: KEVIN TUNOI

Prominent Uasin Gishu farmer Jackson Kibor has been granted his wish to divorce his wife of 52 years. The Chief Magistrate’s court in Eldoret allowed Kibor, 83, to part ways with Josephine Jepkoech, 68, bringing to an end a three-year old legal tussle that centred on family property, cruelty and desertion.

Kibor, had filed the case in 2014, claiming his wife had abandoned him and denied him conjugal rights.