Kenyan Offers 50 Cows, 70 Sheep And 30 Goats For Obama's Daughter's Hand

US president Barack Obama's daughter Malia is worth 50 cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats. That is what a Kenyan lawyer has offered in exchange for the 16-year old's hand in marriage, according to abs-cbsnews.

Felix Kiprono, the lawyer, said that he was willing to pay the assorted livestock to fulfil his dream of marrying the first daughter.

"I got interested in her in 2008," Kiprono said, in an interview with The Nairobian newspaper. Malia was only 10 years old when President Obama was running for office for the first time.

"As a matter of fact, I haven't dated anyone since and promise to be faithful to her. I have shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price," he said.

Kiprono said that he wanted to give his offer of marriage to Obama, hoping that the president will bring Malia with him on his presidential visit to Kenya, where his father was born in July.

The President's family is spread out in Kogelo, western Kenya, which houses his Kenyan grandmother in her early 90s.

"I am currently drafting a letter to Obama asking him to please have Malia accompany him for this trip. I hope the embassy will pass the letter to him," he said.

But he is not interested in her money, he said. "People might say I am after the family's money, which is not the case. My love is real," he insisted.

He is a young lawyer, whose age is not known. He has planned to propose to her on a hill near his rural village, where he will host the wedding, in which a traditional sour milk called "mursik" would be consumed instead of champagne.

Kiprono offered to marry Malia and lead "a simple life" with her. "I will teach Malia how to milk a cow, cook ugali (maize porridge) and prepare mursik like any other Kalenjin woman," he said.