ODM leader Raila Odinga's sister, Ruth Odinga, has for the first time revealed surprise details of her passionate relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Speaking to a local daily, she disclosed that she was a close friend with the Head of State which might come as a surprise to many given their sharp differences in political ideologies.
According to the Kisumu Deputy Governor, their links date back to the childhood days when their fathers were top leaders in the country.
“When they came to Kisumu with their father, we used to play together. Uhuru is a good friend of mine, a very personal friend. It’s only our political paths that were different,” she divulged.
Ruth further recalled their secondary school moments, revealing they were so close that she even knew the President's "college sweethearts".
“Our paths crossed again after I left Asumbi girls for Kenya High when I was accused of leading a strike. I was in Kenya High while the President was at St Mary’s. We were friends, I even know his college sweethearts,” stated Ruth.
She further narrated how she underwent daily humiliation in the hands of the police when her father, Jaramogi Odinga, was placed under house arrest by former President Jomo Kenyatta's administration which crumbled ties between their families.
Ruth divulged to the Standard how she used to be ordered to strip naked by the police for her to be searched before going to school.
Despite the relationship between the Kenyatta's and Odinga's going south, Ms Odinga maintained that she still enjoys close friendship with the President.
