A man in a white shirt and blue jeans emerged from behind the podium and sprinted directly towards the President.

The incident, the third one in less than a year, has sent shockwaves among security circles.

For a few gut-wrenching seconds at Wajir Stadium on Thursday, Kenyans were again treated to yet another security breach during President William Ruto’s event.

A man in a white shirt and blue jeans emerged from behind the podium and sprinted directly towards the President, forcing the Head of State to stop his speech mid-sentence as security aides scrambled to intervene.