The president’s daughter visited Pokot today and met Governor, with whom they discussed various issues.In pictures shared, Charlene was in a classy outfit, and she accessorised her outfit with a pokot neck and headpiece, making her look like a Maasai queen.Her outfit and Pokot accessories were made complete by her beautiful shoes.She also planted a tree, and other leaders in the meeting also followed suit.
The skirt is called lorwa because of its umbrella shape with many pleats and a tight high waist belt.
According to residents, the attire has been worn since time immemorial, believed to be after the Pokot community abandoned animal skins and it has a future of being worn for more generations because it is still appealing to the current generation.
Unlike other garments, lorwa is normally worn during ceremonies or functions either during traditional ceremonies or day-to-day functions like graduation ceremonies, military pass outs and election campaigns.
It is a necessary ingredient of the Pokot culture for women to grace all cultural events dressed in their lorwas because, “A ceremony is not a ceremony without the ladies in lorwa
In a span of a year, Charlene Ruto has straddled the country, making a whistle-stop tour of various counties, sitting down with various county honchos, and even flying out, meeting with foreign dignitaries.
Just recently, First daughter Charlene Ruto was prayed for by Israeli-American televangelist , Benny Hinn.
The crusade was attended by men and women of God, politicians among them deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, his wife Dorca, President William Ruto and first lady Rachel among thousands of congregants.
By Newshub