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Mary Wambui is a Kenyan businesswoman and the second wife of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki.[1] The Wambui family claim that Mwai married Mary in 1972 under Kikuyu customary law and have a daughter, Wangui Mwai.
Kibaki, issued an official statement saying that his wife Lucy Kibaki and their children were his only "immediate family". Although officially denied status as a wife, Wambui is provided with all the trappings of a presidential spouse including armed bodyguards and limousines.
In 2004 the media reported that Kibaki has a second spouse allegedly married under customary law, Mary Wambui, and a daughter, Wangui Mwai. After the news broke, the State House released an unsigned statement that Kibaki's only immediate family is his wife, Lucy and their four children.[2] The Washington Post termed the entire scandal as a "new Kenyan soap opera".[3] In 2009, Kibaki, accompanied by a furious Lucy Kibaki, held a press conference to re-state to the world that he only has one wife.[4]
In an interview with The Standard written on April 5, 2007, Winnie said that she and Margaryan intended to marry in the future. In Kenyan media, Mary Wambui is often described as "NARC-activist". (National Rainbow Coalition), a Kenyan political party.
At a recent interview with the media in Kenya, Wambui said that she had five children but was reluctant to disclose their names.
References
- ^ Wax, Emily. "New Kenyan Soap Opera: The President's Two Wives." The Washington Post 30 Jan. 2004: A01. The Washington Post. The Washington Post Company. Web. 27 Oct. 2010. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A61727-2004Jan29?language=printer>.
- ^ I'm no polygamist - Kibaki News24
- ^ New Kenyan Soap Opera: The President's Two Wives Washington Post
- ^ "Kibaki: I have only one wife". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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