CNN: Kenyan offers livestock dowry for Chelsea Clinton

[Heidi]

updated 29 minutes ago

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."

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."

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[Solly Mack]

1. 9 years and still hoping

[Heidi]

2. Persistent? Or delusional?

Hard to say.

[Solly Mack]

4. I'll give it a kind spin and stick with hopeful

He goes on to say in the article that it's about goodwill (to the Clinton family and America). I think he likes to brag about how well he's done.

[Heidi]

6. He has earned bragging rights.

I certainly haven't accumulated 40 goats and 20 cows in my life time.

[Solly Mack]

8. Yes he has...and he also has 2 businesses, along with all that livestock

The offer was meant as a compliment of the highest order and HRC was most gracious about it.

[Heidi]

9. Totally agree.

And I love that HRC deferred to Chelsea's judgment on the offer. :)

[Solly Mack]

10. Yes! That gave me an even bigger grin!

[EFerrari]

3. 40 goats is more than my family got.

lol

[Solly Mack]

5. Mine too. lol

[Heidi]

7. Your suitors probably didn't know about your

super powers. :D

[Buzz Clik]

11. Fascinating. At least Hillary is getting some respect at her town meetings in Africa.