Photos of Deputy President Dr William Ruto interactions with children in varying states of nudity and their parents have gone viral.
In the photos, Dr Ruto is seen looking at the children as if moved by their plight.
He then moves towards them and caresses them.
One of the kids is pictured carrying a sibling on her back.
It is clear that the children come from a background of abject poverty.
The DP was in the company of Turkana County Governor Josphat Nanok when he run into these beautiful souls.
He was in the county to attend an interdenominational church service.
It is not known whether the leaders offered any help to the poor kids and their parents.
Turkana is one of the counties in Kenya where poverty levels are astronomical.
It experience drought throughout the year making it difficult for agriculture to thrive.
The Turkana people are by and large in pastoralism and are constantly on the move in search of pasture and water.
Some social media users have described the moving photo as a portrait of the divided between the haves and the haves not.
Oil was discovered in Turkana county and it is hoped that the discovery will help turn around it's prospects.