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Charlene Ruto's husband, Isaya Yunge, has opened up about a childhood marked by rejection, absent parents, and hard labour in a candid interview with Jimbi TV.
Yunge, who married President William Ruto's daughter in a high-profile ceremony, grew up far removed from the privileged life he is associated with today.
He told the outlet that his parents separated when he was very young, leaving him with no stable home. "I have lived in many places. I never stayed with my parents, as they separated while I was still young," he said.
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His grandmother took him in and raised him in Mwanza, where his daily duties included herding cattle and scaring birds away from farmland. He would wake up before dawn, at 5 am, to begin his chores.
Despite his mother's efforts to show him love through visits, clothes and gifts, the distance between them left a deep ache. He remembered holding onto her voice and scent long after she departed, craving her physical presence above all else.
