Controversial Kenyan media personality Jacque Maribe has today revealed to the whole world that she is highly connected to top government officials in the country.
The mother of one infact disclosed this in a post on her Instagram stories, where she shared a photo of how president William Ruto had recently met his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta in DRC, during the inauguration of President Félix Tshisekedi.
Well Jacque Maribe accompanied the photo with a caption where she credited both of them, for how they have been instrumental in shaping her life unbeknownst to many.
The former Citizen TV news anchor also revealed that her connections to president William Ruto and former president Uhuru Kenyatta is what has landed her to be among the inner circle of the government currently.
“I could write a book about these two. How they changed my life. How I became a somebody from nobody. How I got into the inner sanctum. I could write an endless book” Jacque Maribe wrote.
Here is the post that she made.
Even though Jacque Maribe never divulged more information about how exactly she got to have connections to President William Ruto and former President Uhuru Kenyatta, there was a time when she was thought to have enjoyed good relations with State House.
This was in 2017, where it was even claimed by some that those connections enabled her to be awarded the Head of State Commendation (HSC), during that year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations.
Jacque Maribe was infact thought to be so close to the head of state then that many netizens were surprised when she missed out on the appointment of State House deputy spokesperson position, that was given to her colleague then Kanze Dena.
Photo: Jacque Maribe and former President Uhuru Kenyatta
It should be remembered that Jacque Maribe is also close to Dennis Itumbi, who was a close friend of the two leaders.
Itumbi is known for his big role in the campaigns of President Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto during the 2013 and 2017 General Elections.
He also played a big role in Ruto winning the 2022 polls and he is widely regarded as one of those who are in the inner circle of the head of state.
Jacque Maribe and Dennis Itumbi are infact so close that at one time they were rumoured to be in a relationship, because of how they used to hang out together and pen each other sweet words on social media.
By Newshub