Captain Chris Kariuki narrates his 'chaotic' first encounter with wife Gina Din

Kenyan Public Relations guru Gina Din’s husband, Retired Captain Chris Kariuki, has recounted the messy circumstances under they met.

Speaking during a CTA interview, Captain Kariuki recalled that the first time he met his wife, he got into a confrontation with her and her father.

Captain Kariuki, who worked for the air force, had returned from work in the USA and since the air force base was under construction, he was stationed at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel in Nanyuki which was at the time owned by Gina Din’s father.

Kariuki was however not comfortable with his bed situation at the hotel and after a number of unheard complaints through the reception, he decided to confront the owner, Gina Din’s father.

“When we came from the U.S we were posted in Nanyuki…there was no room at the air force base, they were still under construction, so we were put up at the Sportsman Arms Hotel which was owned by her parents, her mom and dad ran it,” he recalled.

“Interestingly, we met in a chaotic way. The room I was given was one of those small beds and I’m reasonably tall so I requested a few times for them to change my bed at the reception and I’d go to work and coming back they had not changed my bed, so after a few days I got fed up.”

An agitated Kariuki went up to the owner of the hotel and demanded for better service saying, “You Din, I’ve been telling your people about this bed and I’m fed up.”

Gina, who felt that Kariuki had disrespected her father stood up and said “that is Mr. Din to you!” to which Kariuki replied “I don’t care!”

However, according to Captain Kariuki, Gina Din’s father calmly responded and sorted the issue within minutes.

“You know he’s right, he’s too tall for this,” Gina Din’s father reportedly responded.

“He quickly called somebody and within minutes I was given another key to change my room,” stated Kariuki.

Captain Kariuki would later in the evening apologize to Gina Din, and that was how they started talking.

Several years and two children later, they’re still talking.

“I went to the bar later when Gina Din came and I apologized to her and said ‘sorry I was rude to your dad,’” added Kariuki.