Mary Wambui

Mary Wambui is a Kenyan businesswoman and politician. She succeeded former president Mwai Kibaki as the member of parliament for Othaya and served for only one term (2013-2017).[1]

Honourable
Mary Wambui
4th Member of Parliament
In office
28 March 2013 – 30 August 2017
PresidentUhuru Kenyatta
Preceded byMwai Kibaki
Succeeded byMugambi James Gichuki
ConstituencyOthaya
Personal details
Born
Mary Wambui

Nyeri, Kenya.
CitizenshipKenya
Political partyTNA
ChildrenWinnie Wangui Mwai
Residence(s)Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya.
Alma materSwiss Management Center, Zug, Switzerland.
OccupationPolitician
Businessperson
ProfessionTeacher

She is alleged to be Kibaki's second wife.[2] The Wambui family claim that Mwai married Mary in 1972 under Kikuyu customary law and that the two have a daughter, Wangui Mwai. 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.[3] The Washington Post termed the entire scandal as a "new Kenyan soap opera".[4] 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.[5]

In an interview with The Standard written on April 5, 2007, Winnie said that she and Artur Margaryan, a suspected mercenary from Armenia, intended to get married in the future.[6]

At a recent interview with the media in Kenya, Wambui said that she had five children but was reluctant to disclose their names.

References
  1. Agutu, Nancy (27 April 2017). "Othaya MP Mary Wambui loses Jubiilee seat to Gichuki Mugambi". STAR. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. 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. <https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A61727-2004Jan29?language=printer>.
  3. I'm no polygamist - Kibaki Archived 2009-03-09 at the Wayback Machine News24
  4. New Kenyan Soap Opera: The President's Two Wives Washington Post
  5. "Kibaki: I have only one wife". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  6. Wangui, Winnie (5 April 2017). "Margaryan is the love of my life". Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2023.


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