Esther Akoth, widely known as Akothee, married Dennis Schweizer at Nairobi’s Windsor Hotel on April 10 in a small white-and-gold ceremony attended by family, close friends and few industry colleagues.
Her romantic life has been public but steady in purpose: every choice centers her children, whom she protects and raises across countries while rebuilding career and home and personal dignity.
She was married to Jared Okello; that five-year union ended in divorce. Both moved on. The split reshaped family routines, finances and how she publicly frames privacy and future partnerships.
In 2016 Akothee introduced a Swiss father; he sired her son Oyoo. Their romantic plans failed, but they now co-parent, openly sharing school choices, housing matters and monthly expenses together.
A French partner fathered Prince Ojwang; Akothee later said she was forced out of Switzerland nine months pregnant. That moment hardened her resolve and reshaped her public storytelling about struggle.
Her relationship with manager Nelly Oaks ended in 2022 when Akothee stepped back to focus on music, business and the patient work of rebuilding trust with herself and wary public.
She has said marriage felt like an experiment—three attempts, only one formal. Failure taught her to spot warning signs earlier and to value steady support over instant romance and spectacle.
Schweizer arrived in her life after a Switzerland holiday in mid-2022; engagement came months later. Friends say the pair are deliberate, avoiding drama and keeping private decisions off social feeds.
For Akothee this wedding is promise more than headline — an attempt to balance risk and routine, a hope to marry without losing routines that protect her children and income.
Her story resists tidy labels. It is about survival, public mistakes and repair — a working mother navigating fathers, fame and finance while insisting her children come first above all.
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