Hardly months after bitterly contested elections, 2022 presidential politics is firmly on the national agenda.
Everybody is strategising well in advance, discussions that threaten to break alliances are beginning to take shape.
At the centre of the scheme of things is Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto who has the presidency in his sights and is expected to be the governing Jubilee Party's standard-bearer after Uhuru's exit.
Over the years, Ruto has positioned himself as a master of political strategy, and his meteoric rise through the ranks to become the country's Deputy President is a testament to his mastery of politics.
Though he has called for politics to take a back seat, it would be naive to think that the outspoken VP is not working behind the scenes to secure his 2022 prospect.
Part of his grand strategy is to bring legislators from his backyard to order.
Approaching the next elections with a divided backyard will deeply blunt his chances and that is why vocal legislators criticising him are finding themselves in a tight corner.
Alfred Keter and company are now feeling the heat for trying to hit out at Jubilee.
Speaking in Turbo over the weekend, the DP pleaded with Uasin Gishu leaders not to wash Jubilee linen in public, a statement that is aimed at ensuring that all leaders from the region move in the same direction.
Will that grand strategy work the magic in 2022 or will it backfire?
Only time will tell.