Globally, the innermost perimeter around a head of state is treated as a no-breach zone under all circumstances.
Nairobi is facing growing and increasingly complex security demands that have outpaced the architecture currently in place to manage them.
Many attendees have since flooded social media platforms with complaints, with security emerging as one of the most frequently raised concerns.
Security was heightened during the Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir as residents welcomed the historic event.
Just like former India’s Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, President Ruto appears to have been exposed as he visited Kilifi, a county not far from the dreaded Al-Shaabab infested Boni forest.
The Kenya Association of Physicians has said Kenya should not establish an Ebola quarantine facility because the Bundibugyo strain carries a significant risk with no known vaccine or treatment.