A light-hearted revelation by Ruth Odinga about her youthful romance with Richard Onyonka has sparked excitement and laughter online after she publicly declared herself his “first true love."

Ruth made the remarks during the funeral service of Senator Onyonka’s mother in Mosocho, Kisii County, where mourners gathered to celebrate the life of the late matriarch.

Speaking warmly and humorously, the veteran politician recalled their youthful days when she was a student at Asumbi Girls High School while Onyonka attended Kisii School.

"Richard as you hear him being called Momoima, I’ve seen you’ve got so many kids around. He also has wives, but the one he started life with, when I was a young girl at Asumbi Girls, and he was in Kisii Boys those days, was yours truly, Ruth Odinga,” she said.

Yaani Ruth Odinga ndio alikuwa First girlfriend to Senator Richard Onyonka pic.twitter.com/5835jVkizO