While on his most recent trip to China, President William Ruto made a startling admission.
He lamented that Kenyans do not compliment him.
The moment, captured on camera and widely shared, betrayed more than frustration-it revealed a dangerous disconnect between a president and his people.
Standing on foreign soil, he appeared to plead with international lenders-his de facto 'masters'-for recognition, claiming that despite his efforts, Kenyans refuse to clap.