This archive report was first published on 1 November 2021.
On Saturday, Rachel Shebesh, the Youth and Gender Chief Administrative Secretary, and her husband Frank Shebesh, held their traditional wedding in a Kikuyu rite of passage known as 'Ngurario'.
This significant event marks the completion of dowry payment, after which Shebesh and her husband can accept dowry from their daughter's suitors.
The ceremony was attended by friends from other ministries and politicians, including Health CAS Mercy Mwangangi, Ministry of Agriculture CAS Anne Nyaga, and Nominated Senator Isaac Ngugi.
At the event, Rachel Shebesh expressed her appreciation for her husband's commitment to following Kikuyu traditions through this rite of passage.
"I have been married for 24 years, I have children and grandchildren, and I am 100 per cent married in the Abaluhya community, but my husband appreciates my background and appreciates my family, that is why we are holding this event," she said.
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