Nairobi News

Governor Alfred Mutua’s partner, Lilian Ng’ang’a, chose the wrong day to have a wardrobe meltdown.

On a day she stood toe-to-toe with the country’s most scrutinized fashion icon, the governor’s wife appeared weighed down by the grandiosity of the occasion, eventually confusing a national event for a county event.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta was in her exquisite self, stepping out for the Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kenyatta’s stadium in a navy blue dress that had the added oomph of a purple lace cover up.

She crowned it with a lavender headgear that was accessorized with pearls.

It was a perfect display of fashion and taste that was held firmly on the ground with black wedge shoes.

It was no surprise that the First Lady, who had been missing from public and national events for close to a month, was dully lauded on Facebook.

Unfortunately the same could not said of Governor Mutua’s young wife. Although arguably the most fashion conscious County First Lady, she stood no chance against the experienced Mrs Kenyatta. Indeed wine matures with age.

Ms Ng’ang’a had a year to prepare for the event. Machakos was announced as the host of this year’s celebrations 12 months ago. In the end, she chose a body-hugging blue outfit, topped with a short-sleeved blouse. On her feet were blue low heels.

To be fair, Ms Ng’ang’a has had her better wardrobe days and has on occasions awed her followers on social media. She will definitely get better at her wardrobe choices, but sadly it may never be on such a grand occasion.