I'm Married to Retired President Kibaki, Former Othaya MP Mary Wambui Says

Former Othaya Member of Parliament Mary Wambui now says that she is married to retired President Mwai Kibaki.

Speaking during an interview with Standard Digital at her office in Lavington, Nairobi, Wambui opened up on her love life and alleged marriage to the former president.

“I met Kibaki a long time ago in Nanyuki, through his cousin who lived there. Also our paths crossed because I was a teacher and I would accompany the children to perform for the bigwigs during functions. Kibaki was a government minister then,” she said.

“He was an OK guy. He was doing things to help people. He paid school fees for many students. That impressed me. I like someone who can help strangers.”

Prodded to explain how their relationship evolved afterwards, Wambui noted: “You know how these things go."

She added: “Things happened unbidden. But, won’t delve into it. That is a story for another day.”

Asked whether her alleged marriage to Kibaki was a media creation, She said: “No, that is true. I am married. And that is all I will say about that. There are two things in life, your private life and public life. They are different. I do not want to talk about my private life. But I know I am married. Simple as that.”

In 2009, the alleged marriage between Kibaki and Ms Wambui hit media headlines which forced Kibaki to call a press briefing to clear the air on the claims. Flanked by the then First Lady, the late Lucy, Kibaki denied that he had a second wife.

“You know and I know and everybody else knows that I have only one dear wife, Lucy here... but the media keeps repeating about my having another wife or wives,” a livid Kibaki said, with a visibly irritated Lucy standing next to him.