Beyond the shoe: What the Ruto incident reveals about public discontent

The shoe-throwing incident against President William Ruto in Kuria West, Migori County a week ago was widely covered around the world like a similar incident that happened to former US president George W Bush in December 2008.

Just like Ruto did, Bush also quickly ducked the shoe aimed at his head by journalist Mutandhar al-Zaidi, while a second one hit the US flag placed next to him during a press conference he was holding in Baghdad with then Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.