Man Offers 40 Goats And 20 Cows For Chelsea Clinton's Hand In Marriage, Hillary Calls It "Very Kind" (VIDEO)

*Scroll down for video of the man who made the offer*

NAIROBI, Kenya -- A Kenyan man's offer of 40 goats and 20 cows for Chelsea Clinton's hand in marriage may still be on the table - and Hillary Rodham Clinton has promised to convey the "very kind offer" to her daughter.

To laughter at a town hall meeting Thursday in Kenya, CNN's Fareed Zakaria asked the U.S. Secretary of State if the Clintons had made a decision on the dowry offer. In 2000, a Kenyan man wrote to then-president Bill Clinton offering the animals in accordance with African tradition.

After a pause, Clinton said, "My daughter is her own person, very independent, so I will convey this very kind offer."

Clinton has denied rumors that her daughter, 29, is planning to get married this summer.

WATCH (Fareed Zakaria asks Secretary Clinton about the dowry at 0:35):

Comments

[Beth Boyle]

01:24 PM on 08/11/2009

Well he is nice looking and they could start a dairy!

[texhall00]

12:02 AM on 08/11/2009

What, no pigs

[toxicbrainpoison]

11:33 AM on 08/10/2009

If she wants to start a petting zoo she's all set.

[LMPE]

02:55 PM on 08/09/2009

There was a (probably apocryphal­) story that while Carroll Baker was filming a movie in Kenya, a Masai offered her something like that.

[ChiProgressive]

08:11 AM on 08/09/2009

Hillary should reconsider­, she's been offered one heck of a deal.

[Bushdepression]

02:07 AM on 08/09/2009

And in other news, his brother offered two goats for Hillary, but the goats rejected her.

[chedet]

04:46 AM on 08/09/2009

LOL

[Poorsarah]

12:24 AM on 08/09/2009

Anyone remember studying sociology? Some cultures consider this offer as showing the highest respect for the one they have fallen for. It is similar to our culture when guys get on one knee as ask for her hand in marriage. This was a light hearted romantic spin. Sometimes we need some news that is not so serious.

[burtmckinly]

12:07 AM on 08/09/2009

But honestly, Chelsea does exhibit some equine characteri­stics, does she not?

[DesertFlame]

11:12 PM on 08/08/2009

Why are you so hateful toward Chelsea? My daughters got to meet her during the election and she was very sweet to them. What has she ever done to you?

[socialmistfit]

09:05 PM on 08/08/2009

How sweet. Cankles are all the rage in Africa.

[burtmckinly]

12:11 AM on 08/09/2009

Oh good lord.

[Intelligentia]

03:31 AM on 08/09/2009

Like cellulites are in America?

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

06:26 PM on 08/08/2009

Wonder how many goats would have sealed the deal.

[barackobama4prez]

06:20 PM on 08/08/2009

Hillary was really nice to the guy...but wth is he smoking? Chelsea doesn't want you dude! She got a man!

[VikingQuest]

04:21 PM on 08/08/2009

I'd take the deal and tell him to keep the goats.

[frost12]

05:54 PM on 08/08/2009

hewants100­bagsofmanu­reforthemc­ainandchen­eygirls

[FrenchWarHero]

06:44 PM on 08/08/2009

The goats would make prettier babies

[SameSo]

04:03 PM on 08/08/2009

Apparently he's already got a first wife and a passel of kids. And it apears that he's quite serious about his desire for Chelsea. What in the name of all thats commonsens­ical gave this man the idea that his offer would be even considered to be genuine? Well he certainly have b@lls. Now if he was really smart, he would use this worldwide attenttion to his commercial benefit.

[IndependentBadger]

07:32 PM on 08/08/2009

You've never been in love, have you.

[burtmckinly]

12:10 AM on 08/09/2009

It would seem that way.

[BannedInBoston]

03:49 PM on 08/08/2009

And how about throwing in that ugly duckling that turned into a swan?