Despite the pressure and coercion from forces allied to both him and his deputy William Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta has remained silent on his plans for the 2022 elections.
But on the other hand, he has been championing for a referendum to 'enhance inclusivity' in government, one likely to reintroduce the Prime Ministerial seat.
This brings under focus two things he might be trying to do.
One could be him trying to again bounce back to government after the polls since the nation will be under a new constitution.
Uhuru will not be the first one to engage in such, especially in Africa where political leaders who have tasted the top seat find it hard leaving it for others and going home for retirement.
The plan could, therefore, be to expand the executive and bounce back again as Prime Minister or the President, since the changes might kill the current constitutional dictates.
Therefore, Uhuru might start his presidential term afresh or come in as the premier and the other positions divided among others in support of the changes.
Well aware that the referendum enjoys a massive backing, he is aware that hiding behind it is his biggest opening and a sure bet to returning to power under whichever title.
Uhuru knows that publicly admitting this will land him in problems win both Kenyans and the international community and seems cleverly trying to hide behind the referendum.
But on the other hand, he could be coming to the table with clean hands and solely wants the nation to never again end up in wrangles over political slots.
Maybe he thinks the best option would be to open up the top table and put in as many leaders as possible to represent the interests of ethnic groupings which have refused to go away.
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