Aston Lukoye
Summary
- The former Elgeyo Marakwet county senator opened up about some of the expensive clothes and things he has.
- He noted that he has heard criticism from Kenyans complaining about his expensive lifestyle and made it clear that he is ready to change.
The former Minister of Roads and Transport, Onesmus Kipchumba Murkomen, has admitted that he has a weakness for a lot of expensive clothes.
In an interview on Obinna TV Extra, the former Elgeyo Marakwet senator opened up about some of the expensive clothes and items he owns.
“My most expensive shoe can be between ksh70,000-ksh80,000 thousand, the belt is about ksh40,000-50,000 thousand. But I don’t need to wear two belts for two years, one belt is enough,” Murkomen said.
He advised that having an expensive, high-quality belt that can be reversed and look different is better because it can be used for a long time.
The minister also admitted to having bought an expensive watch worth about Ksh900,000, suits worth about Ksh20,0000-30,000, and a tie worth about Sh20,000.
“If you buy a watch worth Ksh 900,000, you wear it for twenty years. You won’t sit around and say, next month I’m buying another watch. If you buy a good shoe, you wear it for two years. If you buy a good flip belt, you wear it for two years and it still shines. Then you look for a beautiful, shiny eagle worth Ksh15,000-20,000 thousand and you survive with it,” he said.
The former senator however noted that he has heard criticism from some Kenyans complaining about his expensive lifestyle and made it clear that he is ready to change.
“I appreciate the comments that have come from Kenyans questioning why I am wearing an expensive watch, or an expensive shoe. And it’s true, if I had taken this money to maybe invest in the money market to buy something with bonds, maybe it would have brought me a profit and continued to do something else. If I had used that money to maybe expand my avocado farm, maybe I would have made a few dollars by selling those avocados,” Murkomen said.
He added, “I really want to tell Kenyans who have criticized me for wearing those watches that that is my weakness, but I am ready to correct myself.
” If a watch or a certain type of shoes will cause the people I serve to distract their attention from the important things that I must be responsible for, and perhaps divert the attention of a citizen or a family member. I have told my friends, that watch can stay”
Murkomen is among the top government officials who have been fired by the president after being publicly criticized in recent days for their expensive lifestyles.
Kenyans demanded accountability among public servants and asked them to completely stop flaunting lavish lifestyles in public.
