Popular Ohangla artiste Prince Indah held his star-studded traditional wedding on Sunday, April 13, 2025, and while many Kenyan celebrities within his close social orbit received invitations, a sizeable number of others were noticeably absent—and many have since come out to offer their take on why.
Among the latest to speak out is popular social commentator and self-declared ally of President Ruto, Cassypool, who asserted that he did not expect Indah to send him an invitation, as for a ceremony of such high stature, only the nearest and dearest are considered.
According to Cassypool, it is not that he and Indah are strangers, but rather, professional familiarity does not automatically equate to a bond strong enough to warrant an invite to a ceremony of such grandeur.
“I’m not his friend. Weddings are meant for family and friends—those are the people who should attend. And ‘friends’ doesn’t mean everyone you happen to know. Of course, I know Indah, and he knows me as the parasite of President Mama Samia Suluhu and William Ruto—an international parasite. And of course, I also know him as Kenya’s number one vernacular artiste—but we are not friends. And I respect him. Just because I know him doesn’t mean we are friends. He has his own friends, and the ones who were there are the people he calls friends.”
Talkative Kenyans
In the same breath, Cassypool, who paused to commend Indah for orchestrating a wedding that set the internet alight, sharply turned his attention to Kenyans hurling online jabs about the event.
He criticised those upset over the exclusion of many celebrities from the ceremony, warning them not to underestimate the effort and seriousness required to host such a wedding.
Cassypool went as far as branding them bitter onlookers fuelled by jealousy and insisted that the guest list was exclusive for a reason—all those invited, he said, fully deserved to be there.
“I want to tell Kenyans to stop the stupidity of condemning every wedding just because someone didn’t do this or that. Have you ever even hosted a birthday party for two people and cut a cake for them? Do you know how much it costs to do such a wedding—the décor, the choppers, and everything? It’s a lot of money. You’ll find that those commenting about not being invited wouldn’t even be given a place to stand at a family gathering in their own homes. They’re failures.”
Cassypool went further into detail, sharing that the wedding was actually one of the best he has ever witnessed, even highlighting how the suits made for the men by designer Bolo Bespoke were impeccable, unlike what people were saying online.
He reiterated that his exclusion from the event did not bother him one bit and warned Kenyans to stop assuming casual acquaintance translates into guaranteed access to high-profile occasions.
“Indah’s event was successful; it was the best. Did you see how the men were glowing, falling over themselves with their well-groomed beards? Collars popped up. That was an international-level wedding. So those commenting are just eaten up by jealousy. Bolo Bespoke did an incredible job with the suits. Why should people feel pained and bitter about someone else’s money? Me not being invited—it’s simple: I’m not his friend. We just know each other through the industry. And please, stop assuming that just because you work in Kenya’s online media scene, it means everyone’s your friend. Just because we hang around someone doesn’t mean we’re close. And stop bothering people about not being invited.”
Indah’s rich friends
Cassypool—who recently returned to Kenya from Tanzania, where he’s become a close associate of President Samia Suluhu—also leapt to Indah’s defence, asserting that he had only invited his inner circle of high-net-worth friends.
He explained that some of Indah’s colleagues in the Ohangla music scene were left out because being in the same profession doesn’t necessarily make you part of someone’s innermost circle, and stressed that Indah surrounds himself with millionaires.
On that note, he name-dropped celebrated businessman Bruno Liende, highlighting how he made a grand entrance aboard a helicopter, and noted that this is the calibre of people who sit comfortably in Indah’s social tier.
“Indah’s friends aren’t necessarily fellow Ohangla musicians—his friends are millionaires. You even saw Bruno Liende, who came in a chopper with Obinna, the incoming MP of Suna East. A young millionaire and a CEO.”
Cassypool took time to shower praise on Liende, saying he never even took any pictures at Indah’s wedding because he is so accustomed to such lavish events.
He then cheekily ranked Liende’s wedding above Indah’s and Bolo’s, stating that the businessman’s was the most extravagant of them all, followed by Indah’s, then Bolo Bespoke’s.
On that note, he appealed to fans of the trio to quit begrudging their success, stating that many of those criticising don’t grasp the uphill battles these men have endured to reach where they are today.
“Did you see him taking photos? He didn’t. He’s an incoming MP, and together with Bolo and Indah—they’re real friends. If we rank weddings, his was number one among those three. It’s just that no video was taken. Cows were transported on trailers. It wasn’t shown on TV. There were thirteen helicopters. A child cried for a sausage, and a chopper was sent to Nairobi to fetch one. It’s just that there were no cameras. Indah’s is number two, then Bolo Bespoke’s is third. Let’s give them their flowers while they’re still alive. You try doing yours and see if you won’t run out of breath. These are young men who came from nothing—they worked hard, they made it—so don’t speak ill of them unless you’re just bitter inside.”