Chelsea Clinton and her not-so-secret Kenyan admirer

Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor is in love. And apparently his wife does not mind that it is another woman for whom his deepest affections are reserved. Or that the woman in question is a member of one of the United States' leading political families.

Back in 2000 when then-President Bill Clinton was on a visit to Kenya with his wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea, Mr Chepkurgor asked Mr Clinton for the hand of his daughter in marriage. To demonstrate his seriousness the Kenyan man offered a dowry.

And a reasonably generous one at that, according to Fareed Zakaria of CNN who raised the question of the long-standing offer when moderating at a meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The meeting was held on Thursday in a town hall in Kenya's capital Nairobi and when asked about the dowry of 40 goats and 20 cows offered by Mr Chepkurgor, Mrs Clinton explained that the decision as to who her daughter, now 29, marries was one that would be made by her daughter alone. Amid laughter from the audience in the town hall Mrs Clinton said:

My daughter is her own person, very independent, so I will convey this very kind offer

Mr Chepkurgor, the 39-year-old owner of a computer store in the Kenyan city of Nakuru, married his wife Grace in 2006 but as laws in Kenya permit polygamous relationships he is still free to pursue Ms Clinton.

Accepting that he will probably never get to meet or speak with the woman he describes as "beautiful, disciplined and well-natured" the Kenyan man nevertheless expressed his admiration for how the Clintons as a family "stick together".

Clearly surprised that the subject of his offer, still valid and waiting to be taken up, was even mentioned Mr Chepkurgor then added:

I just want to convey my message of goodwill to the Clintons. And to all of America

There have been rumors circulating that Chelsea Clinton is to marry soon. She is currently dating Marc Mezvinsky, himself the child of parents who were politicians, but as the Huffington Post reports such rumors have been dismissed by Hillary Clinton.

40 goats, 20 cows- Will Chelsea Clinton accept ?

A marriage proposal out of Kenya..

Here comes the story of Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor, a Kenyan councilor and farmer who has once again approached Secretary General Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea Clinton’s hand in marriage. Initially approached by Mr. Chepkurgor in 2000, Mr. Chepkurgor has once again offered his deal to Mrs. Clinton upon her recent return to Kenya and this time Mrs. Clinton has promised to not get in the way and will duly communicate Mr. Chepkurgo’s intent of marriage to Chelsea.

Already married, Mr Chepkurgor is reportedly very smitten with Chelsea and has assured Hillary Clinton that Mr.Chepkurgor’s first wife would take no exception if he were to marry Chelsea (why would she right?) and wanted to stress to Hillary the generosity of his offer and that in Kenyan society it comes as a well regarded dowry.

In any event Mr. Chepkurgor along with us are waiting to see if Chelsea will accept Mr.Chepkurgor’s offer.

Who says money can’t buy love..?

Kenyan renews Chelsea goat offer

A Kenyan man has told the BBC how happy he is that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has agreed to renew his marriage offer to her daughter.

In 2000, Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor wrote to Mrs Clinton's husband Bill, then US president, offering 40 goats and 20 cows for Chelsea Clinton's hand.

In Kenya on the first leg of her African tour, Mrs Clinton was informed by a journalist of the proposal.

"My daughter is her own person. I will convey this very kind offer," she said.

If Ms Clinton, 29, accepted she would become Mr Chepkurgor's second wife, as he has married since his initial proposal.

If Ms Clinton accepted the offer, she would be Mr Chepkurgor's second wife

Mr Chepkurgor, 40, a councillor in Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley, said his first wife knew about the renewal of his affections and "did not object".

The BBC's Muliro Telewa in Nakuru says the offer of 40 goats and 20 cows for the bride price is very generous in Kenyan terms.

"I feel very good for her [Mrs Clinton] to have answered - almost in the affirmative," Mr Chepkurgor told the BBC's Network Africa programme.

"She promised that she will take the proposal to the daughter and I am now waiting," he said.

Will Chelsea Clinton and Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor get married?

Background: During Hillary Clinton's August 2009 visit to Kenya, businessman Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor offered 40 goats and 20 cows for the opportunity to marry Chelsea Clinton. The offer was a renewal of an offer that he originally made during 2000. Chepkurgor said that he stands by the offer until someone else makes a counteroffer.

Chepkurgor operates an electronics and computer shop in Nakuro, Kenya. He married his wife, Grace, in 2005. He insisted that his wife "has no problems with" Chepkurgor marrying Clinton. In Kenya, polygamy is legal.
Chepkurgor described Clinton as a "beautiful, disciplined and well-natured woman." Hillary Clinton stated that she "will convey this very kind offer."

Since the chances of Clinton and Chepkurgor getting married are slim, this market will remain open until one of the following happens:
1) Clinton gets married.
2) Someone else makes a counteroffer to Clinton.
3) Clinton or Chepkurgor die.

He has offered the Clinton Family livestock in exchange for marriage to Chelsea

"In Kenya, a man proposes with dowry for the prospective bride, Chepkurgor explained. He said he stands by his initial livestock offer until someone makes a counteroffer." Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor has made such an offer to Bill and Hilary Clinton in exchange for marriage to daughter Chelsea. He first made the offer in 2000 when all three Clintons visited East Africa. He didn't seem discouraged that he's already married or that Chelsea is apparantly, if rumors are to be believed, close to marriage with a long time boyfriend.

Sources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/08/kenya.clinton.proposal/

Kenyan offers livestock dowry for Chelsea Clinton

(CNN) -- What can 40 goats and 20 cows buy a Kenyan man? Chelsea Clinton's love, if you ask Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor.

The Kenyan man first offered the dowry nine years ago to then-President Bill Clinton in asking for the hand of his only child. He renewed it Thursday after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked about the proposal at a Nairobi town hall session.

CNN's Fareed Zakaria, the session's moderator, commented that given the economic crisis at hand, Chepkurgor's dowry was "not a bad offer."

However, Clinton said her daughter was her own person.
"She's very independent," she said. "So I will convey this very kind offer." Video Watch Clinton's response to dowry offer »

The audience laughed, but Clinton's comments were no joke to Chepkurgor, who described the younger Clinton as a "beautiful, disciplined and well-natured woman."
"Of course I have never met her, but I like her family and h Polygamy is legal in Kenya, so Chelsea would be Chepkurgor's second wife.

"Is that allowed in your side of the world?" he laughed.
In Kenya, a man proposes with dowry for the prospective bride, Chepkurgor explained. He said he stands by his initial livestock offer until someone makes a counteroffer.

Chepkurgor, now 39, first made his intentions known when all three Clintons visited East Africa in 2000. He wrote a letter to the former president, offering himself as his only child's suitor. He said he had not expected the secretary of state to address the issue during her visit to Kenya this week.
However, he admits his chances might be rather slim.
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"Unfortunately, I don't have their contact information," he said.
"I just want to convey my message of goodwill to the Clintons," he said. "And to all of America."ow they stick together," Chepkurgor told CNN. "I've waited for a long time. I'm still waiting to meet her and express my love for her."

Chepkurgor operates a small electronics and computer shop in Nakuru, a major city northwest of Nairobi. He may still be waiting for Chelsea, but he's not exactly single. He married his wife Grace, a college classmate, in 2006.
"My wife has no problem with this," he insisted. "She listened to the answers given by Hillary and did not complain."

Sources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/08/kenya.clinton.proposal/index.html

Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor Goat and Cowa

What can 40 goats and 20 cows buy a Kenyan man? Chelsea Clinton's love, if you ask Godwin Kipkemoi Chepkurgor.

The Kenyan man first offered the dowry nine years ago to then-President Bill Clinton in asking for the hand of his only child. He renewed it Thursday after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked about the proposal at a Nairobi town hall session.

CNN's Fareed Zakaria, the session's moderator, commented that given the economic crisis at hand, Chepkurgor's dowry was "not a bad offer."

However, Clinton said her daughter was her own person.
"She's very independent," she said. "So I will convey this very kind offer."
The audience laughed, but Clinton's comments were no joke to Chepkurgor, who described the younger Clinton as a "beautiful, disciplined and well-natured woman."

"Of course I have never met her, but I like her family and how they stick together," Chepkurgor told CNN. "I've waited for a long time. I'm still waiting to meet her and express my love for her."
Chepkurgor operates a small electronics and computer shop in Nakuru, a major city northwest of Nairobi. He may still be waiting for Chelsea, but he's not exactly single. He married his wife Grace, a college classmate, in 2006.

"My wife has no problem with this," he insisted. "She listened to the answers given by Hillary and did not complain."

Polygamy is legal in Kenya, so Chelsea would be Chepkurgor's second wife.
"Is that allowed in your side of the world?" he laughed.

In Kenya, a man proposes with dowry for the prospective bride, Chepkurgor explained. He said he stands by his initial livestock offer until someone makes a counteroffer.

Chepkurgor, now 39, first made his intentions known when all three Clintons visited East Africa in 2000. He wrote a letter to the former president, offering himself as his only child's suitor. He said he had not expected the secretary of state to address the issue during her visit to Kenya this week.
However, he admits his chances might be rather slim.

"Unfortunately, I don't have their contact information," he said.
"I just want to convey my message of goodwill to the Clintons," he said. "And to all of America."