Tanzanian Man Sues Friend After 77 Attempts to Impregnate His Wife

By Staff Reporter | Dar es Salaam

A bizarre reported dispute in Tanzania has resurfaced after a man allegedly sued his friend for failing to impregnate his wife despite 77 attempts over a period of several months.

According to multiple online reports, Darius Makambako, a Tanzanian police officer, and his wife Precious had been married for several years without having a child when they reportedly sought an unusual solution after doctors allegedly told Makambako that he was infertile. Makambako is said to have approached his neighbour and fellow police officer, Evans Mastano, and asked him to impregnate Precious.

Reports published online say Mastano agreed to the arrangement and was paid 2 million Tanzanian shillings. He was allegedly expected to have sexual relations with Precious three times a week for about 10 months in 2016. Despite the reported arrangement, Precious did not become pregnant.

According to the accounts, Mastano had sexual relations with Precious on 77 occasions but was unable to achieve the agreed outcome. The situation reportedly took another unexpected turn when Makambako insisted that Mastano undergo medical tests after Precious remained pregnant after months of trying. Reports claim that medical examinations subsequently indicated that Mastano was also infertile.

The alleged revelation was particularly embarrassing because Mastano was reportedly married and believed to be the biological father of two children. His wife, however, allegedly disclosed that the children were not Mastano's biological offspring and claimed that she had conceived them after having a relationship with his cousin. The unusual chain of events reportedly led Makambako to demand his money back from Mastano.

When Mastano refused, arguing that he had fulfilled his part of the arrangement by making the agreed effort and had never guaranteed that Precious would conceive, Makambako allegedly turned to the courts.

The dispute was reportedly framed as a breach-of-contract claim, with Makambako seeking recovery of the 2 million Tanzanian shillings he had paid. The case has since been repeatedly republished by websites across Africa, often with slightly different ages, dates and descriptions of the alleged court proceedings. An earlier version published by Pulse Nigeria in 2019 carried substantially the same names, amount and account of 77 unsuccessful attempts.

A 2026 version of the story similarly describes the dispute as a case before a Dar es Salaam court, but does not provide a court case number, judgment or independently verifiable court document. As a result, it remains unclear whether the reported lawsuit resulted in a substantive court judgment or whether the matter was ever formally determined by a Tanzanian court.

The central question attributed to the dispute is nevertheless an extraordinary one: whether a person who accepts payment to attempt to impregnate another man's wife can be held legally responsible when pregnancy does not occur. Mastano's reported position is that he agreed to make an effort, rather than guaranteeing pregnancy an important distinction in any contractual dispute involving an inherently uncertain biological outcome.

The story also raises broader questions about infertility and the lengths couples may go to in their efforts to have children. Modern fertility treatment provides medical options for couples experiencing infertility, but the reported case reflects a far more unconventional arrangement involving two friends, their spouses and an alleged financial agreement.

For now, however, the most dramatic elements of the story remain claims repeated across secondary publications rather than independently verified findings from a Tanzanian court. Southerton Business Times could not independently establish a current court judgment or official Tanzanian court record confirming the outcome of the reported dispute.

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