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Mary Wambui is a Kenyan businesswoman and politician. She succeeded former president Mwai Kibaki as the member of parliament for Othaya. She is allegedly Kibaki's second wife.〔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. 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.〔(I'm no polygamist - Kibaki ) ''News24''〕 The ''Washington Post'' termed the entire scandal as a "new Kenyan soap opera".〔(New Kenyan Soap Opera: The President's Two Wives ) ''Washington Post''〕 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. Although officially denied status as a wife, Wambui is provided with all the trappings of a presidential spouse including armed bodyguards and limousines. 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 marry in the future. Before she joined parliamnet, Mary Wambui was often been described as a National Rainbow Coalition(Narc)activist and later as "The National alliance (TNA)-activist" when she switched loyalties. (The National Alliance), 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== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Wambui」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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