‘I THOUGHT RITA TININA WAS GOING TO BE MY WIFE’ EMMANUEL TALAM REVEALS

President William Ruto’s press secretary, Emmanuel Talam, amused mourners on Wednesday by sharing that he once thought Rita Tinina would be his wife.

Addressing mourners at her funeral, Talam said that while in college at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication he pursued her. “I wish Eric Latif was here because I have to make some confession before we bury Rita, and my good friend and brother Robert, take no offense. When Rita came to KIMC, we joined at the same time, same day, same class, I thought she was going to be my wife,” he said.

Despite his attempts to win her affection, Tinina told him to slow down. “She was so beautiful, she was brown, and she was Maasai, so I thought I had found a wife, but one day she noticed I was pushing too hard, she told me, ‘young man, slow down, you will find another wife, let’s focus on studying first.‘”

Talam went on to dedicate a special song to Tinina on Metro Radio just to win her. “We had a very special program on Metro Radio called Love Zone, hosted by Eric Latif. I have come to confess that I am the anonymous guy who sent Rita a special song.” he said, evoking laughter from the mourners.

Adding, A song that I have found out today makes a lot of sense and is very symbolic. From a distance. From a distance, Rita has gone to rest, she has gone to be with the Lord, and we thank God for her,” he concluded.