Veteran politician and businessman Jackson Kibor has been granted divorce from his second wife of 51 years after he accused her of deserting their home and mistreating him.

Eldoret Chief Magistrate Charles Obukutsa mallowed Mr Kibor, 83, to part ways with Josephine Jepkoech Kibor, 68, whom they had seven children together.

The two met and married in 1965 but in 2014 Mr Kibor moved to the court asking for the dissolution saying he could no longer live with her .

On Friday, when making his judgement, Obulutsa said that from evidence produced in court the relationship between the two had gone sour and that it was impossible to be reconciled by a human being.

“This marriage has fallen apart and the court can no longer hold it, I therefore dissolve it as requested by the petitioner,” said Mr Obulutsa.

On the issue of sharing property, the court said that the respondent did not make a formal request about the same, however he gave her an opportunity to lodge a claim on how their property should be divided.

The respondent has also 30 days to appeal. On his part Mr Kibor said that he will set aside 10 acres of land for his estranged wife and build her a house as a favour because of her old age.

“This woman is too old she has nowhere to go, I will allocate her 10 acres of land and construct her a house where she will be staying until the time when she will die,” said Mr Kibor outside the court.