A light moment after Ichungwa greeted Ruto with his hand in his pocket. The President was seen gesturing for him to open his bag.
When it was Ichungwa’s turn, he held out his right hand to the President for a hand shake, while keeping his left hand in his pocket.
The President shook hands and appeared to gesture for his left hand to be in his pocket while he spoke briefly.
President William Ruto had to gesture for National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa to take his hand out of his pocket while greeting him on Thursday.
In a video seen by The News Hub, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Defence Minister Charles Kahariri and Mr Ichungwa were lining up at the airport towel come the president as he departed for Italy.
On arrival, Mr Gachagua stepped forward to greet first and was shook by Defence Minister Charles Kahariri.
When it was Ichungw’ah’s turn, he extended his right hand to shake hands with the president while his left hand was still in his pocket.
The President appeared to gesture that his left hand was in his pocket while shaking hands and speaking briefly.
The Majority Leader appeared shocked and quickly removed his left hand from his pocket.
After the incident, both leaders were seen laughing at each other and then exchanged a few words briefly.
Etiquette dictates that when greeting a person you respect ,you should place your other hand in your pocket.
When greeting a person you respect, you should address them in a formal manner, by maintaining eye contact without being too intrusive, shaking hands firmly, and speaking clearly and confidently.
President Ruto gestures to Kimani Ichungwa to take his hand out of his pocket while greeting him
