President Uhuru Kenyatta made an unannounced visit to a restaurant in the Port City of Mombasa on Thursday in the company of Governor Ali Hassan Joho, causing quite a stir.
In a video shared by the Daily Nation on Twitter, Barka Restaurant explodes in excitement as the head of state and the county boss show up.
A scramble to shake the president's hand ensure.
When they get out, the two leaders are met by a crowd of cheering locals who demand that the president comes over to greet them.
He obliges and is seen walking towards the crowd.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been in Mombasa where he travelled to this week.
It is at Mombasa State House where he announced the dramatic reorganisation of his government that saw Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri sacked.
The president's interaction with the excited locals was in keeping with his well-documented love for meeting people.
He is in his second and final term and is expected to hand over power to the next head of state even though there are strong calls for the constitution to be amended so that he can run for office.
His Mombasa visit comes amid tensions within the governing Jubilee party.