His stay in Britain appears to have somehow shifted the thinking of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, who would consequently practice some weird behaviours in his later days.
At a time when most Kenyans were still rooted in traditional foods, the 60s and 70s, Mzee was already a great fan of cheese, tomato paste and processed alcohol.
This saw him develop a habit of carrying some of these consumables in his presidential vehicle as snacks, his favourite being cheese, which his vehicle always had a rich supply of.
According to his Social Secretary Elizabeth Mumbi in her memoirs "Miss 1963: Working For Mzee Jomo Kenyatta", Kenyatta also carried VAT69 bottles in the limousine.
And though he with time stopped taking alcohol, his Zambian counterpart Kenneth Kaunda would joke about it when he visited, asking Kenyatta to bring out the special drink.
He also carried a tall glass which he insisted must always accompany him wherever he went, and would not accept a replacement whenever he wanted to take water or soda.
He claimed that the glass was easy to handle.
At the same time, he developed a habit of looking outside the windows during travels and identifying plants he thought had medicinal value, despite having two personal doctors.
If he spotted one, he would stop the motorcade, examine it and order his guards to either slash or uproot it and bring it to State House, where it was mixed with broth from goat meat.
He would then feast on it, at times inviting his guests to have some.
At the time, Kenyatta was suffering from both eczema and gout.