DP Gachagua Leads Dowry Negotiations as Mathira MP Weds Muranga Woman Rep [PHOTOS]

A photo collage of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua leading dowry negotiations of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina alongside other MPs and business owners in Muranga county on November 18, 2023.
A photo collage of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua leading dowry negotiations of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina alongside other MPs and business owners in Muranga county on November 18, 2023.
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Japheth Nyakundi / Agnes Kagure

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was the lead negotiator at the traditional wedding of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina.

The event was held at the rural home of Maina in Muranga County on Saturday. 

Wamumbi is Gachagua's home MP and his immediate successor in Parliament.

Being the chief negotiator at the traditional wedding referred to as ruracio, the DP donned the traditional brown attire shirt embroidered with tiny white shells.

 Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina posing for a photo at their traditional wedding on November 18, 2023.
Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina posing for a photo at their traditional wedding on November 18, 2023.
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Eric Wamumbi

Gachagua's style was similar to some male MPs who were supporting their colleagues during the negotiations

On the other hand, female lawmakers who were gracing the event wore African print dresses with brown patterns.

Lawmakers across the political divide who attended the traditional wedding include Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Kapsaret MP Oscar Sudi and Langata MP Phelix Odiwuor (Jalang'o).

Also present were Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, Mwala MP Vincent Musyoka and South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro, among other leaders.

Leaders who graced the event noted that the occasion was special given that it was the first time under the current political dispensation that two sitting MPs were tying the knot.

The groom also noted that it was a remarkable milestone in his life as he was wedding the love of his life.

"Whoever finds a wife, gets a good thing and obtains favour from God. It's that day," he stated.

Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi making a phone call at his ruracio on November 18, 2023.
Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi making a phone call at his ruracio on November 18, 2023.
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Eric Wamumbi
Members of Parliament at the traditional wedding of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina on November 18, 2023.
Members of Parliament at the traditional wedding of Mathira Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina on November 18, 2023.
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Pamela Njoki
Set up at the traditional wedding of Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina in Muranga County on November 18, 2023.
Set up at the traditional wedding of Mathira MP Eric Wamumbi and Muranga Woman Representative Betty Maina in Muranga County on November 18, 2023.
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Eric Wamumbi