Lucy Kibaki
Encyclopedia
Lucy Muthoni Kibaki is the wife of Kenya
n President Mwai Kibaki
, making her the First Lady
of Kenya
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She is a controversial figure in Kenya, due to her independent persona and her temper.
, then trained as a teacher, and rose up to the post of principal in a teacher-training college in Kiambu
. She met Mwai Kibaki in 1960. After a two-year romance, the couple married in 1962. They have four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and Tony Githinji. Mrs. Kibaki is a patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association
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country director Makhtar Diop's house, demanding that he turn his music down during a private party. The following evening, she walked into a police station and demanded that Diop and his guests be arrested for disturbing the peace. Two days later, she stormed into the offices of the Nation Media Group (publishers of The Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper) with six bodyguards, and demanded that the reporter who had written about her confrontation with Diop be arrested, slapped a cameraman who was filming her, and refused to leave until the following day.
In May 2006, she created more controversy by stating that young people in Kenya had "no business" using condom
s. Lucy Kibaki called on students at a school prize-giving to abstain from sex in order to avoid infection with HIV.
On 12 December 2007 she slapped a government official who confused her name with that of Mary Wambui, a woman who has been reported as being the president's second wife. Lucy Kibaki slapped the Government Principle Administrative Secretary after he referred to her as "Wambui" during a presidential awards ceremony, independent NTV reported.
The Government Principal Administrative Secretary, Francis Musyimi, immediately stopped officiating at the ceremony at the State House in Nairobi and was whisked away by the security force, NTV. Musyimi doubles as the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet.
In January 2008, a Kenyan Member of Parliament for Imenti Central Gitobu Imanyara
accused Lucy Kibaki of assault and threatened to move to court to sue The First Lady over the alleged incident. She quickly denied the allegations, accusing Imanyara of attempted blackmail after failing to secure the deputy Speaker's seat during the elections in Parliament.
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Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n President Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki
Mwai Kibaki is the current and third President of the republic of Kenya.Kibaki was previously Vice President of Kenya for ten years from 1978–1988 and also held cabinet ministerial positions, including a widely acclaimed stint as Minister for Finance , Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for...
, making her the First Lady
First Lady
First Lady or First Gentlemanis the unofficial title used in some countries for the spouse of an elected head of state.It is not normally used to refer to the spouse or partner of a prime minister; the husband or wife of the British Prime Minister is usually informally referred to as prime...
of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
She is a controversial figure in Kenya, due to her independent persona and her temper.
Biography
She was born in Mukurwe-ini to the Rev. John Kagai and Rose Nyachomba, in the Mount Kenya. She was educated at Alliance Girls High SchoolAlliance Girls High School
Alliance Girls' High School is a national girls school with boarding facilities located in the small town of Kikuyu in the Kiambu District of the Central Province of Kenya, 20 km away from the central Nairobi...
, then trained as a teacher, and rose up to the post of principal in a teacher-training college in Kiambu
Kiambu
Kiambu is a town in Central Province, Kenya. It is located at around , in the elevation of about 1,720 m. It has an urban population of 13,814. It is the capital of the Kiambu District, which bounds the northern border of Nairobi...
. She met Mwai Kibaki in 1960. After a two-year romance, the couple married in 1962. They have four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and Tony Githinji. Mrs. Kibaki is a patron of the Kenya Girl Guides Association
Kenya Girl Guides Association
The Kenya Girl Guides Association is the national Guiding organization of Kenya. It serves 120,805 members . Founded in 1920, the girls-only organization became a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963. The patron is First Lady Lucy Kibaki....
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Incidents
In 2005 she received international media attention when she stormed into World BankWorld Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
country director Makhtar Diop's house, demanding that he turn his music down during a private party. The following evening, she walked into a police station and demanded that Diop and his guests be arrested for disturbing the peace. Two days later, she stormed into the offices of the Nation Media Group (publishers of The Daily Nation, a Kenyan newspaper) with six bodyguards, and demanded that the reporter who had written about her confrontation with Diop be arrested, slapped a cameraman who was filming her, and refused to leave until the following day.
In May 2006, she created more controversy by stating that young people in Kenya had "no business" using condom
Condom
A condom is a barrier device most commonly used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy and spreading sexually transmitted diseases . It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner...
s. Lucy Kibaki called on students at a school prize-giving to abstain from sex in order to avoid infection with HIV.
On 12 December 2007 she slapped a government official who confused her name with that of Mary Wambui, a woman who has been reported as being the president's second wife. Lucy Kibaki slapped the Government Principle Administrative Secretary after he referred to her as "Wambui" during a presidential awards ceremony, independent NTV reported.
The Government Principal Administrative Secretary, Francis Musyimi, immediately stopped officiating at the ceremony at the State House in Nairobi and was whisked away by the security force, NTV. Musyimi doubles as the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet.
In January 2008, a Kenyan Member of Parliament for Imenti Central Gitobu Imanyara
Gitobu Imanyara
Gitobu Imanyara is a Kenyan human rights lawyer, journalist, and politician.-Biography:After Imanyara spent more than two years in Maximum Security Prison on charges associated with his work as a human rights lawyer, he founded the Nairobi Law Monthly in 1987...
accused Lucy Kibaki of assault and threatened to move to court to sue The First Lady over the alleged incident. She quickly denied the allegations, accusing Imanyara of attempted blackmail after failing to secure the deputy Speaker's seat during the elections in Parliament.
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