I am Mwai Kibaki's wife, former Othaya MP Mary Wambui opens up

Wambui and Kibaki at a past function Photo: Elvis Ogina/Standard

• Her marital status, educational background and personal history are shrouded in layers of secrecy
• Jacqueline Mahugu talks to former Othaya MP Mary Wambui, hoping to peel some layers

Former President Mwai Kibaki held a press briefing in March 2009 flanked by the then First Lady, the late Lucy Kibaki, to make a very special announcement.

The media had been rife with stories about the president’s second wife, and family, and he was out to set the record straight, hence the extraordinary press briefing to tell the nation, and indeed the world that he had only one wife and one family.