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Intriguing story of fake lover preying on lonely widows in Eldoret

The judge warned widows to avoid him at all costs [Photo: Courtesy]

A court has warned widows in Eldoret to avoid a man who has swindled some of them of their property. In the landmark case, one VKM had been sued by a widow EAK over ownership of a parcel of land.

Consequently, High Court judge Boaz Olao warned VKM on what the Bible says about men who take advantage of widows. “The message that this court wishes to send to the widows in Eldoret is this: “Don’t touch VKM with a ten-foot pole. Avoid him at all costs,” Justice Olao said in his ruling delivered on Wednesday.

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