President Ruto hit with a shoe while addressing a rally in Migori County on May 04, 2025. [Courtesy, Standard]
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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.
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