Marakwet Daughter Discloses She Got Married at 16, Dumped Hubby at 21: "Nilipitia Mengi"

 

Millicent Jepkorir, popularly known as Marakwet Daughter, is a rising star in the Kenyan music scene. Marakwet Daughter narrates how she suffered in her early marriage. Photo: Marakwet Daughter. Source: Instagram Her hit song Mali Safi Chito has gone viral and earned her praise and admiration. However, behind her success and fame lies a painful story of her past. In a candid interview with VJ Mastermind, the singer opened up about her relationship life and the suffering she underwent in her early marriage. Why did Marakwet Daughter dump hubby? She revealed that she was married at a young age, 16, as she was trying to escape poverty in her family. However, things turned worse as she was going through unbearable situations in this relationship. She eventually dumped the man after staying with him for five years and went back to her home. “I didn’t go to high school. I got married at 16 years old. Then things were so rough that it made me prefer the life I had at home to the one I was having in my house. Then I left him when I was 21. I went through a lot. I was so blessed that anything I touched would flourish, but family conflict erupted in my ex-husband’s family. I went through many things. I was beaten and at some point I got depressed. I couldn’t sleep. I went to the hospital,” she said in the interview. Jepkorir said that she underwent treatment, and after some time she healed. She decided to focus on her music career and pursue her dreams. 

by Brian Ajon