Rigathi Claims How Much Ruto’s Shoe During Charlene’s Wedding Cost

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that the shoes President William Ruto wore to his daughter Charlene’s wedding in Tanzania were worth KSh25 million.

He made the allegation during a church service at the African Inland Church Bathi in Lari Constituency, as part of a wider attack on the cost of the ceremony.

Gachagua went on to price the rest of the outfit, putting the coat at KSh20 million, the trousers at KSh15 million and the shirt at KSh5 million.

He said the president was walking around with KSh100 million on his body, and asked how such a man could preach equality.

He also alleged that the wedding cost KSh500 million, and that MPs who attended were flown out with their hotel bills paid.

Meanwhile, he said, ordinary Kenyans are holding fundraisers to get a child discharged from hospital.

None of the figures has been independently verified. Kenyan media widely linked the president’s burgundy patterned blazer to Italian label Stefano Ricci, with estimated prices of KSh650,000 to KSh1.3 million.

Nairobi retailer Zannetti Gents Fashion tied the piece to the brand’s 50th Anniversary Collection. The president paired it with a white shirt, a black bow tie, dark trousers, a cream fedora and a decorative walking cane.

Charlene married Tanzanian tech entrepreneur Isaya Yunge on Friday, November 6, at Malaika Beach Resort in Mwanza, on the shores of Lake Victoria.

Guests included Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, CS Kipchumba Murkomen, CS Aden Duale and Governor Gladys Wanga, and several arrived on chartered jets with custom branding.

The wedding has also sparked chatter over the bride’s Rolex Lady-Datejust. A TikTok watch expert first suspected it was fake, but later concluded it was an older, authentic model worth about KSh500,000.

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