One 99-year-old Kenyan man, Johana Maritim Butuk don marry his girlfriend, Alice Jemeli, wey bi 40 years old after 20 years wey dem date.
The lovebirds tie the knot for colorful wedding ceremony in Soy, Uasin Gishu County on Saturday, January 14, 2023.
When Dem first meet in 2003, Jemeli na 20 years old and Butuk na 69. But with their age differences, their love just dey grow as dem dey date .
The man propose to Jemeli in December 2022 and plans of a wedding ceremony start.
Tori from The Standard, yarn say this na Butuk first marriage since he never date any woman for the 99 years wey he don live but Jemeli get three children from her before-before relationship and dey happy as Butuk don accept them.
The couple exchanged their marriage vows for a nearby St Mark’s Soy B Catholic Church, and locals Dem wey attend the ceremony talk say e dey very colourful.
Residents say they had never seen a 99-year-old man marrying a woman the age of his granddaughter.
Make una read wetin the 99 years old man Butuk talk
“I did not marry my entire life because I have always wanted peace of mind. I was also busy with menial jobs, and when I decided to marry all my friends were already grandfathers. But when I met my wife, I discovered that I found what I wanted in life. Alice talks less and helps navigate challenges in life,”
“She was young when we first met, and I loved her because of her humility. I was first introduced to her by a woman called Tabasei, and we connected well despite the age differences. I am happy because my wife is now mature and responsible.”
“I have been late in many things, but today I am happy because I am a married man. I was initiated in 1943, way after my age mates had been circumcised. I am confident that the happiness in my marriage will make me live longer,”
Make una read wetin im wife Jemeli talk
“I loved him when we first met in 2003. I had quit an abusive relationship, but when I met Mzee (Butuk) through a woman, I loved him because he was humble and listened to me. He was old, and I decided to be his helper because I knew that I would become a married woman like other women,”
“Our wedding was colourful, and we are celebrating it at our humble home. We have no money because even our wedding ceremony was financed by neighbours and our friends in the Church. We can’t even go to the nearby Soy Club for a meal,”
“Many people did not approve of our marriage because they thought I was after Mzee’s wealth. But it is not true because my husband has no wealth. Compared to young men that I dated before falling in love with my husband, I chose mzee because he gives me the freedom to work and take care of my children in peace,”
“What makes me even happy is that mzee is now happier,”
