Fathers occupy important places in the lives of their children. They are the Kings who provide vision, mentors who advise and friends who show love.
That is how Kirinyaga governor Anne Waiguru recounts her father, whom she says had a very profound impact on the course her life took.
Waiguru brought down her walls in an interview with Maisha Magic and allowed Kenyans to have a rare glimpse of her life.
Waiguru recounts being in the company of her father as a young girl, gladly admitting she was a daddy's girl.
She says she was spoilt, by her dad and even got a pass when it came to chores in her ushagoo.
Her father was a police officer which probably explains her tough persona. Waigurus father was often ill and she recalls him being in and out of the hospital in the early years of her life around ages 9 - 12.
She remembers him as a man who loved education and was always impressed by good results at school.
She confessed that she worked extra hard in school just to put a smile on her dad's face.
Her father, unfortunately, lost his job due to his health condition when the governor was around 12 years.
Waiguru attended the Precious Blood Girls High School in Riruta Nairobi, a school she says is very close to her heart.
The year of Waiguru's 18th birthday, was a difficult one since it was around this time that her father passed away.
This comes as a heavy blow for any child especially for a child who was close with her father.
The governor vowed to make him proud, which she has done.
Waiguru is now the mother of three sons whom she describes as the best thing to ever happen to her.
