Trailing Uhuru Russia trip

The Airbus has the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet handling up to 19 passengers making it ideal for corporate groups and large families.

When President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade left State House, Mombasa, for Moi International Airport from where he flew to Japan via Kazakhstan, a conspicuous jet with three parallel stripes waited for him at the runway.

And when Kenyans on social media in their usual manner seized the discussion on the jet, its necessity and cost, the authorities went mum.