"I pay attention to how I dress" - Ruto fires back at Sifuna over designer blazer

Ruto said he pays attention to everything he does, including the choice of his attire.

"Merely putting on a t-shirt will not guarantee you the vote of anyone in Kenya, including the young people. I have seen some people talking about the court I was wearing in a wedding. Let me say this, just like everything else I do, I pay attention to what I say, what I do and even how I dress," Ruto said.

"If you casual about your dressing, what you say, how you do stuff, that is your choice. The people who change the world start by making their bed in the morning," he added.

This was in response to Sifuna's jab during the burial of Rigathi Gachagua's sister, where he claimed the president wears expensive attire at the expense of Kenyans.

Sifuna said Ruto castigates him for wearing t-shirt, which are unpresidential, accusing the president of acquiring expensive clothing that runs into millions.

"They say the biggest problem they have with Sifuna is how he dresses. That Sifuna likes wearing t-shirts. They say no one can get to State House wearing t-shirts," Sifuna said.

"We saw him the other day in a wedding, the court alone costs over Ksh.20M, watch costs Ksh.30M and shoes Ksh.20M. When walking around he is like a SACCO. You could borrow some loan just from the way he is dressed," Sifuna added.

This was in reference to President Ruto's appearance in his daughter's (Charlene) wedding in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Ruto walked his daughter down the aisle donning a red-and-black Egyptian hieroglyphic-inspired blazer by Italian luxury fashion house Stefano Ricci, estimated to cost over a million shillings.

Meanwhile, Sifuna has embraced his signature attire of casual t-shirts and khaki trousers in most of his public engagements, even though he appears suited up in Parliament and other official functions.