Last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta hinted that he may play a leading role in choosing his successor when his term finally comes to an end in 2022.
While speaking in Nyeri, Uhuru said that when the right time comes, he will endorse his preferred successor. He warned that his choice may shock many. So who is this man or woman in the president's mind?
Besides the usual political suspects of ODM leader Raila Odinga, Deputy President William Ruto and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, can Uhuru pull a surprise and pick an unexpected person to be his successor?
Being a political heavyweight in his own right, Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho is no longer a pushover in Kenyan politics.
Having called a truce to their bitter political past, Uhuru and Joho are enjoying a good relationship. So, can the President make a shock move to pick him? With politics being a matter of protecting interests, is the firebrand Mombasa County chief the right man for the job?