During their 35 years of marriage, former finance Cabinet Minister Amos Kimunya was responsible for managing his late wife’s money.
Kimunya made this revelation during a funeral service for his late wife Lucy Muthoni which was held on Friday February 2, 2024.
“In our entire married life, Lucy never operated a personal bank account,” shared the former minister and former Member of Parliament for Kipipiri Constituency.
“She preferred a joint account where all her income was deposited, and she trusted me with all the financial decisions. All she asked for was shopping money and an M-Pesa top-up.”
Kimunya shared that they had met back in 1983 in college. Both of them were pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree. They wedded five years later on October 29, 1988.
“She was never moved by material things; those who knew her recognize her simplicity. Lucy, however, loved handbags, and when we travelled, we’d agree that it was a shopping holiday, but she would always get more handbag,” said Kimunya.
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He added that their financial arrangement was unconventional to today’s approach to money by couples as his late wife Lucy never maintained a personal bank account.
