Why Uhuru has the most control over his own succession

President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past event.

Picture this. It is 2019, you still have three and a half years left to govern, and of late your least favourite word is impeachment, followed closely by the word ‘mshenzi’.

Nothing annoys you more than the mention of 2022. You find it incredibly rude that there is an obsession with the next election before your last term is even halfway done.