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I only paid four cows for my wife- Leader of Majority in Parliament Aden Duale

Leader of Majority in Parliament Aden Duale
  • The leader of Majority in Parliament Aden Duale paid only four cows as dowry
  • Duale stated that this is due to the fact that dowry is not prohibitive in his community
  • He married the daughter of retired General Mahmoud Mohammed

Aden Barre Duale is married to the daughter of retired General Mahmoud Mohammed and in an earlier interview told The Nairobian that, “the retired general is my father-in-law. Dowry is not prohibitive in our community.

"I only paid four cows for my wife. I have five sons, with the eldest in university, and the youngest in kindergarten. I love my family so much,” said the graduate of JKUAT Executive MBA (International Business) and Moi University (B.ED, economics and history).

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