On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, reports said KTN’s senior political affairs reporter Ben Kitili had married his long-time Somali fiancée, Amina Mude, in Nairobi. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the Panari Hotel.
The couple is said to have exchanged vows at the Attorney General’s office. The report also stated that Kitili and Mude had been living together for some time and were already parents to a four-year-old daughter, Ruby Iman Nzembi Kitili.
The marriage was described as cross-cultural and cross-religious because the two come from different faiths, Islam and Christianity. That detail triggered criticism from a section of Kenyan Muslims, who objected to the union on religious grounds.
According to the source, some social media users argued that the Quran prohibits such marriages. Others pushed back against the hostility directed at Amina, calling the attacks unfair and excessive.
The online reaction was presented through screenshots of posts circulating at the time, reflecting the wider debate that followed the wedding announcement.
