President Uhuru Kenyatta appears to have developed some great liking for the lakeside city of Kisumu as has been seen lately, where he has been visiting the county repeatedly, at times in secrecy and without prior announcement.
On Thursday, for instance, he made an impromptu visit to the city on his way to Uganda, only weeks after touring the city alongside ODM leader Raila Odinga, a routine that was kicked off by their late 2018 joint visit of the city.
While many would argue that Uhuru is keen on supervising the progress of the ongoing expansion of the Port of Kisumu, this is most likely a political statement, especially at a time when he is in good terms with Raila.
It has everything to do with the fact that though Raila originates from Siaya County, Kisumu has for years been seen as his home ground.
It's worth noting that the trips only began after their truce, at a time when some politicians have observed that the good relationship between the two could result in a political alliance.
He has not been doing the same in Rift Valley, the bedrock of his deputy William Ruto, whom he appears to have cut links with after the entry of Raila, and could be psychologically preparing Kenyans for a Raila-Uhuru alliance.
It also indicates that the president is not in any way planning to back off on his truce with Raila, and is similarly not using it as a technique to tame Raila, who until early 2018, was causing him too many problems trough demos.
In this case, he wouldn't have any business going to Kisumu as Raila already appears tamed, thanks to his new position as an African Union envoy.
It's again worth noting that Uhuru did not frequent the city or the entire Nyanza region before the handshake.
Finally, the president appears to be using the lakeside city to both correct the narrative about Luo-Kikuyu hatred, with his long term goal being to leave a good legacy as the man who reunited the two, after tens of years of rivalry.
It's in the same city that his father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's police opened fire on civilians in 1969, killing many in what was later nicknamed the Kisumu massacre which further strained the relationship between Kikuyus and Luos.
Uhuru knows that by frequenting the region, he is washing away the bad image Luos have about his family, which will make him the man who presided over the ceasefire. Therefore, he is cleaning the mess his father left behind.
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