Once a drama king, always a drama king! If you thought 85 was too old to have drama then you haven’t encountered or read about one Uasin Gishu farmer.
A court has today granted 85-year old Mzee Jackson Kibor permission to divorce to his third wife Naomi Jeptoo. Now you’re probably wondering why it’s such a big deal for the court to grant the hold man divorce right?
The reason is that the application he filed seeking divorce of his third wife came only two months after he divorced his second wife, Josephine Jepkoech.
On the ruling made seeking divorce for his third wife, Eldoret Principal Magistrate Naomi Wairimu said that the divorce application was valid having been consented to by the two parties.
Mzee Kibor had moved to court in February this year seeking to divorce Jeptoo who he described as cruel claiming that he underwent a lot of stress due mistreatment and disrespect.
Kibor further claimed that Jeptoo left their matrimonial home, thus denying him conjugal rights, and that she has not been supportive, is extremely hostile and intolerant, causing him serious psychological suffering.
He added that, Jeptoo had on numerous occasions plotted to kill him and consistently beat him, causing him bodily harm.“
The marriage has broken down because of consistent oppression. It is irretrievable because my parents’ efforts to reconcile and reunite us have failed,” stated Kibor.
Eldoret chief magistrate Charles Obulutsa dissolved Kibor’s union with Jepkoech citing dissertation and cruelty. Kibor now remains with his young wife Yunita Kibor, in her late thirties, whom he married in 2002.
His first wife, Mary, died eight years ago.