Catherine Kamau and her ex-husband Philip Karanja only announced the end of their five years of marriage recently but they have been separated for long.
The two jointly announced the end of their marriage in a statement issued on September 19, 2023.
“We came to a conclusion to end our marriage a long while ago and are separated. We sincerely request everyone to honour our wishes for privacy for us and our children,” the two stated.
Catherine Kamau and Phil Karanja have been fighting rumours about their separation for months.
After announcing their breakup, netizens confronted the actress about lying that that they were still together when rumours emerged that they had parted ways.
Some blasted Kamau for keeping their separation a secret only to confirm it much later.
However, in a quick rejoinder, Catherine Kamau replied saying that their separation was never a secret but they only kept it private until September 19, 2023.
“Was never a secret, we just kept it private. To all our dear fans, asanteni sana for the support over the years,” Catherine Kamau wrote.
Kamau and Karanja got married in a beautiful ceremony at Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club on November 18, 2017.
The two have a daughter named Njeri who was born on the 15th of December 2019.
Kamau, however, has an elder son named Leon who she gave birth to during her teenage years.
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