Personal Life
President Kibaki is married to First Lady of Kenya Lucy Muthoni. They have four children: Judy Wanjiku, Jimmy Kibaki, David Kagai, and Tony Githinji. They also have three grandchildren: Joy Jamie Marie, Mwai Junior and Krystina Muthoni. Jimmy Kibaki has begun to emerge as a politician, and pundits speculate that he has designs to be his father's political heir.
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. The Washington Post termed the entire scandal as a "new Kenyan soap opera". In 2009, Kibaki, accompanied by Lucy Kibaki, held a press conference to re-state to the world that he only has one wife.
Kibaki enjoys playing golf and is a member of the Muthaiga Golf Club. He is a practicing Christian and belongs to the Roman Catholic Church.
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