Willis Raburu was born on 1st April 1987. He is a born again Christian who was born in Kano, Nyando District in Kisumu County. He is the 3rd born and last boy in a family of four.
Humorous Willis Raburu is a versatile journalist who hosts Citizen TV’s morning show as well as the 10 Over 10 entertainment show not to mention that he is also a mid-morning show presenter at Hot 96 radio station. He is a testimony to what resilience, defiance to conformity, hard work, and passion can do.
Willis Raburu Education Background
Willis Raburu attended Aga Khan Primary school in Kisumu City and later joined Chemelil Academy High school which was a mixed boarding school. Willis admitted that he used to fetch water for other students when there was none in the school tanks at a fee.
Willis joined Moi University where he studied Bachelor of Information Science- Media. A passionate journalist. His father wanted him to do IT but Willis had a passion for Media so he lied to his father that he was studying IT only for his dad to discover that he chose the Media option during his graduation in 2010.
Raburu Job History
Willis Raburu joined K24 as an intern while in the third year at Moi University. After graduation, he was hired by citizen TV in October 2010 when he was 24 years. He has worked there till now.
“When I was 24 and I got hired by Citizen Television straight out of campus – that was a very pivotal point in my life. Many did not believe that one can get employed at a reputable organization without having ‘key’ connections. The job came at a time when I had been turned down by other local TV stations – they told me I did not have the right type of voice for broadcast,” he said.
Since joining Citizen TV he has won several awards namely;
- Maji Award: The award was for a three-part series dubbed ” DEADLY WATERS”
- Children’s Rights Award: For a series journey of the resilience of children from Rwanda
- Road Safety Award: For the Series Killer Drivers
Willis Raburu Passion
Willis has a passion for helping people. “My biggest regret is not helping enough people – which is very hard. That explains why I am looking for a lot of money,” Raburu says. He says that he feels this regret at his heart more when he goes back home.
“There are things I go home and wish I could do. I did not help as many people in the past, and it is something that I have thought over and I am ready to pursue. I have learned from the past and moved on.” Willis shares.
Willis Raburu who was born in a wealthy family says that he never liked to be associated with the Raburu name since he did not want to get favors or anything freely except to have his own identity.
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Willis Raburu Parents, Family
Willis is the third born of four children (2 boys and two girls). He is the last-born son. Willis Raburu’s father is the former famous Provincial Commissioner Peter Raburu. He is now a pastor in Kisumu County.
Willis Raburu Girlfriend Sally Mbilu
Willis Raburu made headlines back in 2014 when he went down on one knee in a fairy-tale-like fashioned proposal at the very place in which he had his first date with a girlfriend, Sally Mbilu.
“It was at a waterfall, where we had our first date. She was extremely shocked and had mixed reactions, but I was very confident that she would say yes,” Willis gave a detailed description of the magical moment.
But as life would turn out to be Willis Raburu separated with his girlfriend of two years, Sally Mbilu. Sources said the two decided to end their marriage after Willis discovered that Sally is older than him by 5 years while Sally accused Willis of not managing his weight despite being told, by even experts, the risks of being overweight.
Willis and Sally are both employees of Royal Media Services but colleagues say the two don’t talk to each other anymore. More shocking is that Sally removed the Ksh. 100,000 ring that Willis bought for her and dumped it on his desk. In late 2015, It is reported that the two exchanged bitter words, which prompted the management to cool matters by allocating their duties where they could not meet at any point. Others say that Sally left Willis after she caught him red-handed in bed with another woman. But the truth in this latter allegation leaves many questions unanswered since it happened in 2016 and the actual separation happened in late 2015.
Willis Raburu’s Wife
In 2017, Willis married Mary Ngami in an invite-only ceremony that came as a surprise since it happened a year later after breaking up with journalist Sally Mbilu. From that time on, he started sharing photos of her on social media, something which he had not done since they started dating. The two met in the church through a friend.
We met in church, at Jubilee Christian Church through my friend Pablo. He introduced me, and when I saw her, I was like, “God Lord Hallelujah,” But even though I noticed her fineness, I didn’t do anything as I was still in a relationship. About a year passed by after we met.
At first, Willis was reluctant about starting a relationship with her since he didn’t know if she loved ‘Willis on TV’ or just Willis. At one point, he broke his knee, and the only person who would visit him regularly was her. Contrary to what Raburu expected, she didn’t ask for anything but instead gave him many things. That was when he realized she was wife material. Willis proposed to her three months before they tied the knot in the invite-only wedding.
Their honeymoon experience was, however, not as good as they revealed recently. Mary Prude Ngami hails from Murang’ a County. She is very prayerful. Raburu admitted that she is who he is today because of her. In August last year, she had her first birthday since she got married. The Citizen TV journalist wished her a happy birthday on social media but didn’t disclose her real age. This left many fans estimating Willis Raburu’s wife’s age.
Willis Raburu profile
Nationality: Kenyan.
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Journalist
Famous for Hosting 10 Over 10 show on Citizen TV
Facebook: @Willisraburukenya
Twitter: @WillisRaburu
Instagram: @willisraburu
Willis Raburu Contacts
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LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/willis-raburu/76/123/761
Email: penwayne@gmail.com
