As the Beast made its way into the Terminal Two parking area, a well-choreographed affair was under-way at the airport. Journalists were hurriedly told to assemble their cameras and other recording gear for 'clearance' and for other forms of inspection.
And as the convoy drove in, it was optical recording for the scribes wishing that their tools of trade had been within reach to get the arrival of the car, thought to be US President Barack Obama's official vehicle.
When the security checks began for the cars accompanying the Beast, another kind of beast proved himself. Dogs took over, sniffing every inch of each vehicle including those belonging to the Kenya Police.
All in a single file, it took at least 30 minutes to search each vehicle and when they were done, it was the same dosage for the rest.
There was an air ambulance on standby and a mobile hospital at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ahead of the arrival of President Obama.
A medical centre has been set up in case any emergency situation comes up complete with an air evacuation unit. This unit, if anything goes wrong, offers emergency medical treatment meant to provide the best suited healthcare before transfer to your health facility of choice for more appropriate treatment.
The emergency unit was located between terminals three and four to serve as a fully-fledged hospital complete with a Critical Care Unit.
Medevac is the timely and efficient movement by medical personnel from the site of injury to health facility to receive specialised treatment.
This ambulance with wings does not include the typical airline cosy seats with hot meals served by attendants and a hot flask of warm tea and coffee.
Some of the critical equipment that should not miss from an emergency unit include a defibrillator, a ventilator machine and resuscitation drugs of about 40 types.
Other equipment include spine boards to prevent advance injury of the spine when handling the injured patient, a neck collar for support and splints to align broken bones during transfer of the patient.
With this equipment, top-notch health specialists are required to manage any situation.
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