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j' Wambui is still our Vife, Claims Umira Kager clan Groom's mother heartbroken, bride's daughters furious and battle for property looms

By OWINO OPONDO

Grandmother Wamhui Otleno's sensa- tional marriage to a man 42 years her junior is off to a rocky start: Her former husbands clan yesterday asked her to "s,top getting into sham and repugnant 'marriages" and go to Siaya to be J/ inherited. • i- The family of Mr Silvanus Metea 'SM' Otieno said that as far as they Were concerned, Wamhui was stilt SM'S wife and belonged to their clan and had no right to many stonemason Peter Mbugua, To compound - the happy couple's - '_' - emerging prob- 4 ems. Mr Mbu' - gua's 53-year-old . mother, Florence Nyambura, is Pages her son's marriage :-: __ ___ andheartbrokenover said she was shocked he coutd 3 do such a thing without seeking her blessings. Nyambura, a single mother of five, sowed not to recognise Wamhui as her daughter-in-law. 'they came to see me when I was sick, My son told'me the lady was her employer. He never told me they were tovern," she said, amid tears. She revealed that Mr Mbugua had a fiancee, catted Mugure, whom he was to marry next month. Wambui's daughter, Ms Jane Oticno, her fourth child who is 42, angrily Photo/Joan Pereruan and Joseph Kiheri • vowed that her mother would live to regret "doing this to her family". Mrs Wambul Otieno, 67, talks to the press at her Karen home, Nairobi, about her marriage to stonemason Peter Mbugua, 25. At right, Mr To protect her young husband from a Mbugua's mother, 53.year.old Florence Nyambura, breaks down at her home in Gilgil. With her Is her daughter, Martha Njambl.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 INSIDE More doctors called to treat VP LIfeSTYLE. By SUNDAY NATION many they are. The VPPS said Mr svhose presidential candidatt was Reporters Wamatwa spoke with Security Minister . Confessions of a Chris Murungaru on Friday. Mr Kihaki was at the tame hospital Other sources said doctors were now where he had been taken following a he team of doctors treating working to stahilise Mr Wansatwas road accident on the campaign trail betrayed First Lady Vice.President Michael blood pressure before deciding svhether weeks hclore. Wamatwa has been expanded he should be allowed to return hoxsc. Mr Wamalwa, the Ford chair- and he is now being seen by a Mr Wamatsva has been in London for stan and Kihaki's running mate, ssa Tgroup of experts. nearly three weeks undergoing treat- taken ill days earlier white in t 'K Mr Wamalwa was seçs by the team POLITICS ment and medical tests. admitted to the hospital's high depend- on Friday and advised to continue rest- This is the second time he has been ency unit. ing under observation. One of the Limping Narc and treated in london. II is doctor, who doubted -as Mr experts isa kidney specialist. Dr Marga- TIte VP was first admitted to Wel- Kihaki's ptosician, l)r Dan Gikonyo, ret Johnson. Kibaki's position in lington Hospital in London in l)ecem- had then said Mr Wamatwa was on an He is staying at a London hotel. A ber over kidney problems. official visit to the UK when he started statement from the Vice-Presidential the party He was then a member of the Press Unit did not give details of the National Rainbow Coalition summit, 1PiK1 experts treating Mr Wamatwa or how CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Mr Wamatwa: Team of experts