Sometimes in June 2018, Willis Raburu took part in a challenge to climb 33-storey UAP Old Mutual Tower in upper hill Nairobi.
Raburu announced that he would climb 31 storeys using the stairway. The campaign dubbed #VerticalChallengeKe was well publicized on social media.
Conned
Willis Raburu recently took to social media to announce that he was conned by a man called Eric Kibe who approached him to take part in the Vertical Challenge.
Raburu explains that Eric Kibe was the intermediary between Old Mutual and him. He accepted to take part in the challenge even before being paid the deposit first because he trusted the ‘corporate guy’.
Raburu says Eric Kibe has refused to keep his end of the bargain and has since resorted to insults and hiding under the corporate veil.
It seems everyone was moving from other stations to join Royal Media Services. The media giant has been poaching and hiring a string of journalists from other media houses for the better part of this year.
It seems the station has also started losing some of it’s favorite too. Lunch time news anchor and 10 over 10 host Willis Raburu is said to have resigned and is headed to NTV.
The witty presenter is expected to join his former colleague Salim Swaleh, who recently joined the Aga Khan owned media house after leaving Citizen TV in a very controversial way.
Filling up space
NTV has also added Doreen Gatwiri who used to work at Ebru TV and is looking to fill up space left by a bunch of top news anchors who ditched the station for other lucrative deals.
It’s not Thursday but Willis Raburu’s photo from back in the day is the cutest thing you will see today.
The Citizen TV’s news anchor a few days ago unveiled one of his baby photos leaving his fans talking. The photo which might have been taken when Raburu was 2 or 3 years shows us another cute side of the anchor we didn’t known existed.
Looking at the photo it is clear to see that the fella has always been handsome from way back and just in case he plans to have kids, they might take after him.
Footballer lover
In the caption Willis Raburu also reveals that he loved playing football but seems like his passion towards it disappeared as he got older.
Dunno where this talent disappeared to? I had started so well #tbt
Citizen Tv’s news anchor Willis Raburu has been on a tough weight loss journey that has seen him lose about 12KG’s dropping from 144kg’s to 132 kg’s in just 4 months.
His weight loss journey however began after his doctor’s advised him to check his weight as things did not look so good on his part. Through his social media pages he revealed this by saying;
“He told me, if I was not going to lose some kilograms of the body weight, sooner or later, it would be a recipe for my death,”
Just like any human being who understands the risks that come with bad eating habits, Willis Raburu enrolled in a gym where he has been working with his trainer Evelyn Owala of Eveal Health and Fitness who has contributed greatly to his new lifestyle.
Willis Raburu weight loss journey
In a new video covering his weight loss journey, his wife Mrs Raburu comes out to say that she was not really up with the ‘weight loss’ process as she loves her man plump but since his weight was affecting his health she had no choice but to help him get a healthier life even if it meant hitting the gym.
Willis Raburu
“I prayed to God to give me a nice, dark, tall guy. A guy who is a bit plump because I love plump guys,”
Willis on the other hand went on to add,
“My wife told me that it is important to work for myself. Not because of people’s pressure; not because of what people say; not because of wanting to prove a point to anybody but a decision that I have to work out for myself,”
Citizen TV’s Willis Raburu is hoping that pretty soon he will have children of his own if things work out as planned.
The popular news anchor revealed this just recently when celebrating his wife’s birthday through his social media pages.
According to Willis Raburu…he is happy to have a woman like Maryaprude who will also be the future mother of his 12 kids in the near future. In the celebratory message he shared on his Instagram page…the fella wrote to say;
Happy birthday to my #Morkich #MySoulTatoo #MyFavour my personal naughty girl, and the future mother of my 12 kids ???? I love you, my wife, my rock
This however most of his fans questioning whether he was planning to start his own team now that it is evident that he is on a mission to make sure he has a huge family.
Citizen TV’s news anchor Willis Raburu is not only making changes about his outward appearance but also concentrating on his inner being.
Just recently he revealed that he has become closer to God thanks to his wife who has been guiding him all through out. According to him having a prayerful wife has encouraged him to renew his relationship with God and he is grateful for this.
In a post shared on his social media pages Willis Raburu wrote saying;
Willis Raburu with his prayer partner (wife)
Listen, do NOT be fooled. I am who I am today and Will continue to grow and succeed because of the prayers of my wife. She is beautiful on the outside and the inside. Maryaprude Raburu, I celebrate, honor and love you. Thank you for drawing me closers to God.
In short, Willis Raburu is transforming into a man who fears God and he owes it all to his wife who has proven to be the perfect partner!
Losing weight sometimes is optional but when the doctor tells you that your cholesterol levels are high – then you are forced to join the gym as soon as possible to avoid getting health issues.
Willis Raburu is one good example of the people who were advised by the doctor to shed off the unwanted weight since as his cholesterol levels were alarming. The news anchor revealed this through an interview with a renown tabloid where he said;
I visited doctor Wangata and he ran a couple of tests and told me I was not doing too well on my cholesterol levels. So I reached out to my trainer now, Evelyn Owala of Eveal Health an fitness and started the Journey
Since then, he has spent a couple of months at the gym – and the results have already started showing.
He also says that having shed off some weight, he now feels lighter and his self esteem (which had earlier been destroyed thanks to the internet trolls) has now increased, helping him love his new body. Raburu said;
Willis Raburu after shedding off 9 kgs
I am more confident now. My esteem is way up, I know it’s hard to believe it was down. It made a difference in my pocket too because now I have to shop for new clothes; but it is a good problem (laughs) plus I have lost about 9 kegs!
Willis Raburu has embarked on an elaborate Fitness journey that is already working if pictures on his profile are anything to go by.
For a long time the TV host and recently radio presenter has been trolled about his weight with many even calling him ” big foot” or ” The elephant in the room” but no more.
Last week Willis announced on his page that he is in partnership with USN Kenya ( healthy supplements) and is being trained by Evelyn Owala a personal trainer , Fitness model and Figure competitor. She is the proprietor of Eveal Health and Fitness.
He is part of a 12 week challenge where he seeks to change his lifestyle and so far has lost about 15 kgs . If the pictures are anything to go by it seems to be working. Willis Raburu is slowing changing from the ‘big foot’ we know into a healthier man now that he has changed his lifestyle for good.
Not quite sure what his wife thinks about this whole weight loss journey but I am pretty sure that she has been supportive hence the positive progress.
Willis Raburu is known to post everything on social media but the Citizen TV journalist kept quiet about his relationship with Mary Ngami Irungu until they exchanged vows last Friday May 5th.
Unlike his previous relationship with Sally Mbilu where everything was open to the public, Willis Raburu decided to marry his sweetheart in a low-key ceremony.
Many people are eager to find out more about Mary Ngami Irungu. Well, she loves keeping her personal life private. Unlike other wives/girlfriends who flood their social media accounts with photos of their better halves, Mary doesn’t even have photos of Willis on her IG.
Below are photos of Willis Raburu’s newlywed wife:
Willis Raburu was engaged to his workmate Sally Mbilu a year ago but she cancelled the engagement for reasons she knows best.
Apparently Willis Raburu didn’t lick his wounds for long, he hooked up with a certain Mary Ngami Irungu whom he exchanged vows with today May 5th 2017.
Kenyans were taken by surprise when photos of Willis’ wedding started popping on social media, some even thought it was a prank.
Apparently the 10 Over 10 host actually proposed to Mary Ngami Irungu in February, probably he rushed to marry her to avoid the repeat of the incident with Sally Mbilu.
Willis and Mary secretly exchanged vows in small private wedding that was attended by close family and friends. Watch the video below:
