How Kamotho won Waiguru’s heart with a simple meal of bread and soda

The wedding ceremony between governor Waiguru and her newly found marriage partner Kamotho Waiganjo brought to an end doubts and hushed conversations on the status of their relationship.

From their own words, the love tale starts from a ferry in Likoni channel, Mombasa ten years ago. At the time, they were travelling for constitutional conference and in the heat of Coast, they shared a simple meal – bread and Soda – that struck Kamotho’s heart.

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“I realised she was a basic girl,” the former commissioner for Commission for Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) says.

They were both in consultion for parties that were negotiating the constitution. Kamotho was a team leader and Waiguru had been sent to advise them on public finance chapter.

He decided to pursue her further. After several phone conversations, she submitted to his requests for a date.

Image result for The event brought to an end speculation and hushed conversations on the status of their relationship. In their own words, the love starts from a ferry in Likoni channel, Mombasa 10 years ago. At the time, they were travelling for constitutional conference and in the heat of Coast, they shared a simple meal - bread and Soda - that struck Kamotho heart. “I realised she was a basic girl,” the former commissioner for Commission for Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) says. They were both consulting for parties that were negotiating the constitution. Kamotho was a team leader and Waiguru had been sent to advise them on public finance chapter. He decided to pursue her further. After several phone conversations, she submitted to his requests for a date. He took her to a Thai restaurant in Nairobi, and it is there that they had their first fight. “She was on phone the whole time. I had to ask her why she was not paying attention to our date,” says Kamotho. Waiguru says at that time, she had not mastered the delicate balance of separating work from her private life and would spend hours answering calls from people who wanted to engage in work. “We agreed that when we are together and with family, phones are kept aside unless it is completely necessary. I am not doing badly nowadays,” she says.

He took her to a Thai restaurant in Nairobi, and it is there that they had their first fight.

“She was on phone the whole time. I had to ask her why she was not paying attention to our date,” says Kamotho. Waiguru says at that time, she had not mastered the delicate balance of separating work from her private life and would spend hours answering calls from people who wanted to engage in work.

“We agreed that when we are together and with family, phones are kept aside unless it is completely necessary. I am not doing badly nowadays,” she says.

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