Deputy President William Ruto on Monday spent Sh10 million at a goat auction in Kajiado County.
The DP bought himself 700 goats valued at Sh5 million and another 700 goats for President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Ruto caused a stir online after he handed Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku, the event's host, a backpack containing the Sh10 million.
Each goat was auctioned at Sh7,500, and the money will go towards benefiting the welfare of 640,000 residents from poor families in the county.
“Mdosi wangu anaitwa Uhuru Kenyatta; rais wa Jamhuri ya Kenya. Na wale mnaojua, ako na dunia kubwa ya kulisha. So, mdosi ameniambia nimnunulie mbuzi mia saba. Hiyo ni shilingi millioni tano. Si ni namna hiyo?” asked Ruto. (My boss is called Uhuru Kenyatta; the President of the Republic of Kenya. And for those who know, such a post comes with a lot of responsibility, he has the whole of Kenya to feed. So, the boss has asked me to buy him 700 goats; that would cost him Sh5 million. Isn’t it?)
“Na mimi, kama mtu yake ya mkono, nanunua mbuzi mia saba; na hiyo ni shilingi millioni tano," added the DP. (Being his handyman, I'll also buy 700 goats at a cost of Sh5 million).
The move to buy 1,400 goats valued at Sh10 million has caused mixed reactions among Kenyans. Here are some of their reactions.