Amazon founder Jeff Bezos remains world's richest man after KSh 3.8 trillion divorce ▷ Kenya News

It is officially over between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie after court finalised what can be described as one the world's most expensive divorces ever witnessed.

The pair is now legally and happily split after 25 years of marriage which formally ended with a judge's signature on the divorce papers filed in King County, Washington, on Friday, July 5.

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie's 25-year-old marriage officially ended after a judge in King County, Washington, inked their divorce papers. Photo: Bloomberg.
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Court documents revealed the high-profile divorce left Bezos with a mind-boggling loss of KSh 3.83 trillion (US$ 38.3 billion), about KSh 830 billion more than Kenya's national budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year.

According to Bloomberg, the KSh 3.83 trillion will be transferred to the 49-year-old MacKenzie who will now hold a 4% share of the Amazon empire, the world's second-largest internet company by revenue, as per the terms of the divorce.

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Billionaire Bezos, 55, retained 12% stake valued at KSh 11.48 trillion (US$114.8 billion) and remains the world's richest man alive despite the costly divorce.

Her now former wife MacKenzie acquired a new status in the global billionaires' club by becoming 22nd richest person on earth after the windfall from her divorce.

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Bezos announced his intention to split with the beautiful mother of his children in January 2019.

However, unlike other divorce episodes that usually end acrimoniously, the couple said they had wonderful time together and expressed optimism to continue working as family and cherish their friendship.

"We feel incredibly lucky to have found each other and deeply grateful for every one of the years we have been married to each other. If we have had known we would separate after 25 years, we would do it again.

We've had such great life together as a married couple, and we also see wonderful futures ahead, as parents, friends, partners in ventures and projects and as individuals pursuing ventures and adventures.Though the labels might be different, we remain a family and we remain cherished friends," the duo said in a joint statement shared on Twitter.

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