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Court orders chief to supervise 61-year-old Kenyan man while paying dowry

A court has ordered a chief to supervise a 61-year-old man as he pays dowry.

Although paying dowry is seen as a voluntary exercise and meant to appreciate in-laws for raising the bride, a man referred to as SMH in court papers will pay his estranged wife, named AHA, in the presence of his area chief.

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