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The arithmetic of love: Couple renews vows after 70 years of marriage

John Kimeli Yama, 110 and Mary Chemesunde, 90, [Photo: Edward Kosut]

John Kimeli Yama,110, and his wife Mary Chemesunde, 90, treated villagers in Kipsebwo, Nandi Hills to a spectacular ceremony of renewing their marital vows first made 70 years ago. The jovial pair got married in the early 40s through a Kalenjin customary wedding and was blessed with four children.

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