A high-profile dowry ceremony, known as Tumdoab Kanyiook, took place in Kapseret on Saturday, August 2, between Brian Belio, son of Immigration Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, and Nicole Langat, daughter of billionaire David Langat.

• The event saw politicians and businesspeople, including Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi and Trans Nzoia Senator Allan Chesang, joining Brian Belio’s family to present dowry to Nicole Langat’s family.
• The couple was dressed in tan colors, with Brian in a suit and Nicole in a strapless bodycon dress and a cowhide-pattern cape.
• Images circulated on social media, eliciting mixed reactions, with some Kenyans marveling at the union of two prominent families and others fixating on the presence of camels at the ceremony.