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Mary Wambui

Businesswoman involved in Sh8 billion loan dispute with Equity Bank over Glee Hotel and seeking right to be forgotten from Google.

2026-05-022026-08-15

In coverage

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  1. August 2026
  2. The Standard

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui has lost her grip on her Glee Hotel in the Sh 8.9 billion loan row with Equity Bank.

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui loses bid to save Glee Hotel in Sh8.9b row with bank
  3. Citizen Digital

    The road passes through five counties and a dual carriageway must be constructed,” said Mary Wambui.

    Miraa driver dies, two injured in Mwea crash hours after burial of Murubara victims
  4. The Standard

    The High Court has handed businesswoman Mary Wambui a lifeline in the Sh8 billion debt row with Equity Bank.

    Court hands Glee Hotel owner lifeline in Sh8b Equity debt row
  5. July 2026
  6. The Standard

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui is at risk of losing all her investments and putting her two daughters in trouble with Equity Bank as personal guarantors, as fresh details now reveal that she may have put all her eggs in one basket for the Sh8 billion loan.

    Untold story of Wambui's 'all eggs in one basket' and Sh 8 billion loan
  7. The Standard

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui is at risk of losing all her investments and putting her two daughters in trouble with Equity Bank as personal guarantors, as fresh details now reveal that she may have put all her eggs in one basket for the Sh8 billion loan.

    From 'all eggs in one basket' to Sh8b loan: Wambui wa Ruto's untold story
  8. Citizen Digital

    Dancer Mary Wambui notes that things have changed for the better. “Kenyans and international visitors are increasingly coming to watch us dance every weekend,” says Wambui.

    Street photography, Gen Z dances turn Nairobi's streets into a tourist attraction
  9. Citizen Digital

    Dancer Mary Wambui notes that things have changed for the better. “Kenyans and international visitors are increasingly coming to watch us dance every weekend,” says Wambui.

    Street photography, Gen Z dances turn Nairobi's streets into a tourist attraction
  10. June 2026
  11. Capital News

    Chairperson of the SFRTF Board of Trustees Mary Wambui said the persistence of street families reflects broader social and economic challenges, including poverty, family breakdown, unemployment, substance abuse, rural-urban migration, and climate-related shocks.

    Women on streets face higher risk despite population drop – Census
  12. Citizen Digital

    Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund Board Chair Mary Wambui said the agency was seeking additional funding to expand rehabilitation systems and equip those in rescue centers with life-enabling skills.

    Street families population drops by 60pc in eight years, new census reveals
  13. May 2026
  14. The Standard

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui has sued technology giant Google in a landmark case over the right to be forgotten.

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui wants Google to bury fraud stories

Yesterday

  1. Businesswoman Mary Wambui loses Glee Hotel in bank dispute

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui has lost her grip on Glee Hotel in an Sh8.9 billion loan row with Equity Bank after a High Court judge ruled the bank had the right to appoint an administrator.

    14 August 2026 · The Standard

Saturday 8 August

  1. Miraa driver dies in head-on Mwea highway collision

    A 28-year-old miraa driver died and two others were seriously injured when his Probox collided head-on with a sand-carrying lorry near Mutithi Trading Centre on the Mwea-Embu Highway in Kirinyaga County on Friday. The crash occurred hours after a joint burial mass for ten people who died in a Murubara road accident the previous Saturday.

    8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 5 August

  1. High Court grants Glee Hotel owner relief in Equity Bank debt case

    The High Court has handed businesswoman Mary Wambui a lifeline in an Sh8 billion debt row with Equity Bank.

    5 August 2026 · The Standard

Wednesday 15 July

  1. Businesswoman risks losing investments over Sh8 billion loan

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui is at risk of losing all her investments and putting her two daughters in trouble with Equity Bank as personal guarantors, after putting all her eggs in one basket for the Sh8 billion loan.

    15 July 2026 · The Standard

  2. Businesswoman risks losing investments over Sh8b bank loan

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui faces the risk of losing all her investments and placing her two daughters in trouble with Equity Bank as personal guarantors after reportedly putting all her eggs in one basket for an Sh8 billion loan.

    15 July 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 5 July

  1. Street photography and Gen Z dances attract tourists to Nairobi CBD

    Street photography and street dances by young people in Nairobi's CBD have become tourist attractions, with international and local visitors adding them to their must-do lists when visiting the capital. Street photographer Steve Mwangi says tourists come to take pictures and interact with photographers, drawn to the creative work of Kenyan youth.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. Street photography and Gen Z dances attract tourists to Nairobi

    Street photography and street dances by young people in Nairobi's CBD have become a popular tourist attraction, featuring on the must-do lists of international and local visitors. Tourists visit the CBD on weekends to photograph the activity and interact with street photographers and dancers creating content.

    5 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 11 June

  1. Street population drops but women face heightened violence risk

    Kenya's street population fell from 46,639 in 2018 to 18,049 according to the 2025 National Census of Street Families, but women living on the streets continue to face disproportionate risks of violence and abuse. While females account for 21.4 per cent of the street population, 41.5 per cent of female survivors reported experiencing sexual abuse, compared to 2.6 per cent of male survivors, and 58.2 per cent of female street persons aged 10 and above were living with their children on the streets.

    11 June 2026 · Capital News

  2. Street families population drops 60 percent in eight years

    The 2025 National Census for Street Families reports that Kenya's street-connected persons population declined from over 46,000 in 2018 to 18,049 in 2025, with Nairobi, Nakuru, and Mombasa recording the highest numbers. Of those counted, 78.6 percent are male and 21.4 percent female.

    11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Saturday 2 May

  1. Businesswoman sues Google over right to be forgotten

    Businesswoman Mary Wambui has filed a case in the High Court against Google seeking the right to be forgotten. Wambui was charged in 2021 with an alleged Sh2.2 billion criminal case that was withdrawn in January 2023.

    2 May 2026 · The Standard

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