President Uhuru Kenyatta's perception on the country's leadership post his retirement may elicit sharp reactions from a number of leaders.
At Ruiru on Thursday, Uhuru insisted that he's not bothered by whoever will take after him, only insisting that he's concerned with cementing his legacy.
More importantly, the president said that 'only God choses leaders' and that 'whoever takes over is none of his business'.
“I have said, and I will not tire in reminding politicians, that it is not time for politics. It is time for fulfilling our pledges to the people. Elections will come and go, but the country will be there forever. Leadership comes from God," he said.
“Ule atachaguliwa, atachaguliwa,” he said in Ruiru. [Whoever will be chosen, will be chosen.]
But the remarks contradicts what he said barely 10 months ago in Nyeri, where he spoke for the first time after his famous handshake with opposition leader Raila Odinga.
During the Nyeri event, Uhuru rebuked local leaders opposed to handshake, adding that he will play s critical role in entire 2022 general election.
“They think because Uhuru is going home in 2022, he will not have a word on what will happen. I am telling them when the right time comes, I will have something to say,” the President told a rally in Nyeri town.
“Some think I have kept quiet because I am not capable of talking politics. I am still a politician. They will be shocked when that time comes, but for now I want to concentrate on delivering my pledges to Kenyans.”
His remarks have been linked to a possible fallout with his deputy William Ruto, who despite the President's clear hint, has remained loyal to him at least in public.
But a few allies of Deputy President William Ruto, led by Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi, have often rebuked the president, accusing him of betraying his deputy.