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I tried to commit suicide: Ruth Matete speaks on winning TPF and giving Sh500,000 tithe

Ruth Matete

Tusker Project Fame (TPF) 5 winner Ruth Matete has opened up about her life and struggles amidst the fame that came with winning the competition in 2012.

Speaking to Grace Ekirapa on Crossover 101, the worship leader at House of Grace church revealed that she got into TPF at a time when she was facing frustrations in her life and of how she was mocked for giving 1/10 of the Sh5 million prize money she won to the church as tithe.

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