Rarely do VIPs encounter life threatening scenarios due to their enhanced security that is often funded by taxpayers money.
But 2007 remains one of the most exciting moment for Raila Odinga, a veteran politician who is loved and loathed in the equal measure.
At that time, opinion polls had ranked Raila as the favourite and the veteran had invested in regions popularly known as tossups days to elections.
While campaigning at Nyamira in Keroka Township, Raila encountered hostility from supporters of both Simon Nyachae and Sam Ongeri.
As the confrontations turned from bad to ugly, an angry opponent unleashed a shoe that hit Raila before his security wrestled him away.
Moments later, claim was restored and the ODM leader proceeded with his roadside rallies which would culminate at Gusii stadium.
In the results released by defunct ECK, Raila led in all Gusii constituencies albeit narrowly, beating president Mwai Kibaki in the hostly contested polls.
Since then, Raila has often recalled the incident in his subsequent rallies at the border town and has often celebrated the fall of Nyachae, who he blamed for the ugly incident.
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