A woman who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees, has been ordered to refund 9.4 million shillings spent on her.
The Chief Magistrate’s Court of Kanungu ordered Fortunate Kyarikunda, who dumped her lover that had sponsored her studies to refund the money on her, as well as pay legal costs.
The Magistrate Grade One, Asanasio Mukobi delivered the ruling following a successful application by the plaintiff, Richard Tumwine.
According to the court documents, Tumwine, in 2015 while he was a teacher at Kiringa Primary School, met Kyarikunda who had come to the same school for teaching practice and eventually started a love relationship.
Ultimately, the pair entered a promise to marry in 2018 while at the same time, Mr. Tumwine committed to supporting the defendant’s studies at Law Development Centre, an exercise that cost him 9.4 million shillings.
After agreeing to arrange an introduction ceremony in February 2022, Tumwine told court that Kyarikunda turned down the proposal on grounds he was too old for her. END
