BY OLIVIA MUNGWANA
Rachel Shebesh the Youth and Gender Chief Administrative Secretary(CAS) her husband Frank Shebesh, held their traditional wedding on Saturday.
The event known as ‘Ngurario‘ in Kikuyu, marks the completion of dowry payment and after that Shebesh and her husband can be allowed to accept dowry from their daughter’s suitors.
The Chief Administrative Secretary was accompanied by her friends from other ministries and politicians including; Health CAS Mercy Mwangagi, Ministry of Agriculture CAS Anne Nyaga, and Nominated Senator Isaac Ngugi.

Mercy Mwangangi, Isaac Ngugi and Anne Nyaga
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At the event, Rachel Shebesh remarked that her husband has been keen on following the 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.

Rachel Shebesh traditional wedding
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