Senator Poghisio joke at 17th National Prayer Breakfast leaves DP Ruto in stitches

West Pokot Senator Samuel Poghisio left delegates laughing during the 17th National Prayer Breakfast after narrating an incident that took place in South Sudan.

Deputy President William Ruto was among those who cracked up at Poghisio's funny case of mistaken identity.

The Senator addressed South Sudan President Salva Kiir who was present at the event as President Uhuru Kenyatta had stepped out briefly.

West Pokot Senator Samuel Poghisio Pulse Live Kenya

"I wanted to bring these special greetings to you President Salva Kiir just in case I may need to acquire dual citizenship - which I'm not asking for - that you understand my situation.

"When I came there during the independence celebrations, there was an announcement that was made in the hall instructing all locals to give up their seats for the guests.

"When I did not move too quickly, somebody came to me and said 'you're the people who don't listen to announcements sir'" the Senator narrated as the room broke out in laughter.

President Kiir later responded to Senator Poghisio reiterating that from a glance, the governor looks like the people of South Sudan.

President Uhuru Kenyatta welcomes his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir to the 17 National Prayer Breakfast where Senator Poghisio told a joke on being mistaken for a South Sudan national Pulse Live Kenya

"Like my brother who was telling us his story of what happened to him in Juba, well, if he walked in the streets of Juba nobody would deny that he is a South Sudanese.

"When we were fighting during the liberation struggle, I lived in West Pokot and when the people there used to meet me, they greeted me in their own language as if I was one of them," President Kiir noted, to the amusement of his listeners.

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