How Pres Ruto Has Reacted After Sifuna Claimed He Wore A 20M Jacket, 30M Watch To Daughter’s Wedding

President William Ruto has hit back at Edwin Sifuna after the politician claimed that he wore clothing worth tens of millions of shillings to a wedding, brushing off the figures during a church service in Narok today.

The details have emerged from two posts by A.M Media on its verified X account. The first, shared about a day earlier, carried remarks attributed to Sifuna on 14 November, in which he said that he and others had seen the President at a wedding.

He put the jacket at 20 million shillings, the watch at 30 million and the shoes at 20 million, and joked that when the President walks, he looks like a SACCO.

President’s reply at the Sunday Mass held at St. Mary’s Girls High School grounds has been instant.

Speaking in Kiswahili and English, he has said he had heard Sifuna complaining about his clothes at his child’s wedding, and has asked what his coat had to do with him.

He has argued that people who change the world dress like him, and accused his critic of exaggerating the prices of the clothes to hide his own emptiness.

The President has not said whether the figures were accurate, according to the clip. Sifuna has not yet responded back again.

The exchange has landed at the end of a tense weekend in Narok. On Saturday, the Maa Cultural and Tourism Festival was disrupted by clashes, with a newspaper account reporting that more than ten people were injured, and the President later urged the community not to be led by people with hidden agendas.

His church appearance on Sunday has offered a calmer setting, though the remark about clothes has quickly pulled attention back to politics.

Many Kenyans online have picked sides, with some saying the President’s reply was sharp and well-timed, and others arguing that he has sidestepped the question of lifestyle. More reaction expected.

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