A poignant video of the late gospel musician Betty Bayo, speaking fondly of her husband, Hiram “Tash” Gitau, has reappeared online. The clip offers a stark, heartfelt contrast to the family disputes that have emerged since her passing.

In the video, which is circulating widely, Betty candidly discusses the happiness she found in her marriage and confirms the legitimacy of her union with Tash.

Betty reflected on what made her relationship with Tash stand out, distinguishing between simply being married and being truly happy.

“I am married; so many people are married, but it’s rare to find people who are happily married. Those are two totally different things… So I am happily married.”

She shared that the key was the freedom to be her genuine self. Betty noted that Tash accepted her completely, without demanding she change or present a fabricated version of herself.

“According to me, when you marry your best friend, you don’t have to be what you are not. You are real, you don’t fake… He loves you the way you are. He loves me just the way I am as a kienyeji.”

In a separate video clip, Betty firmly clarified the status of her relationship with Tash, directly countering any suggestion that it was informal.

She stressed that Tash had followed all the traditional and necessary steps to officially join her family.

Betty confirmed it was “marriage, not partnership.”

Tash “ameenda kwetu and it’s official. There is no one else who has ever gone to our home.”

“We got married in 2021, now we are in 2023.”

Betty’s confirmation effectively dispels recent claims that the couple was merely cohabiting or in a casual relationship.

These videos have resurfaced at a time of high-profile conflict between Betty’s family and her widower, Tash.

Betty passed away on 10 November 2025 at Kenyatta National Hospital, where she was being treated for aggressive leukaemia.

Since her burial in Kiambu’s Mugumo Estate, several painful allegations have been made by her family.

Her brother, Edward Kang’ethe Mbugua, claimed the family was not adequately informed about the seriousness of her illness.

Betty’s mother, Joyce Wairimu, publicly accused Tash of failing to officially marry her daughter, a claim directly contradicted by Betty’s own words in the resurfaced videos.

Wairimu has since demanded custody of her grandchildren and publicly insisted on an autopsy and possible exhumation to determine the true cause of death.

Adding to the emotional turmoil, Pastor Victor Kanyari, Betty’s ex-husband, has publicly urged Tash to comply with Wairimu’s wishes.