Gospel artiste and pastor Rozina Mwakideu has shared how her short-lived union with motivational speaker Robert Burale, which once seemed heaven-sent turned into a house of cards when she found out that their honeymoon had been funded by a woman pursuing him.
Speaking to Alex Mwakideu on Saturday, October 4, 2025, about the marriage that lasted only one year and two days, Rozina recounted how she discovered that their honeymoon in South Africa, which lasted ten days, had not been financed by the preacher.
According to her, the woman, whom she nicknamed Christine, had been in her own marriage for over twenty years but was secretly pursuing Burale at the time.
“I had tried to walk away from the marriage several times because of the constant drama. There was a time I attempted to leave, and later I discovered that there was a woman, I will call her Christine, who had actually paid for our honeymoon. I came to learn that much later,” Rozina shared.
Rozina said she only learnt about the woman’s involvement much later, after accessing some of Burale’s emails, where she discovered that he had been communicating with the woman before and during their marriage.
The gospel singer claimed that the woman had fully paid for the honeymoon and that Burale had told her their marriage was merely for public image.
“This woman was herself married and had been in her marriage for over twenty years, and she was quite wealthy. She paid for our entire honeymoon, yet she was a married woman. So I cannot say she was supporting me; she was supporting Burale.”
The pastor revealed that Burale had convinced the woman that their marriage was fake and only for show, and that he had lamented how developing genuine feelings was making their plan to be lovers hard.
Rozina expressed disbelief at the discovery, noting that despite being married for over two decades, the woman was determined to marry Burale.
“I found out through his emails, because I later got access to his passwords. He had written to her saying that his marriage to me was fake, that it was only for show. Imagine, I read that myself. He told her that the marriage was just for his public image because he was a pastor, but he said it was becoming difficult because, in his words, Rozina was starting to love him genuinely. That woman, despite being married for over twenty years, wanted to marry Burale. I still have their email exchanges, and I used to read them. He even told her that our marriage was only for appearances, that it was not real,” Rozina shared.
Rozina further disclosed that even during the honeymoon, Burale insisted that they maintain celibacy, a condition they had already observed throughout their dating period.
She lamented that what was meant to be a time of bonding and celebration turned into a spiritually and emotionally straining experience, as the reality of their troubled marriage began to unfold.
“And here is the interesting part: the celibacy we had been maintaining continued even while we were there. It went on for about 10 days. Even though we were now officially married and a couple, that did not stop him from insisting on maintaining celibacy. The honeymoon ended, and we returned to Kenya,” Rozina added.
