Many presidents across the continent have mastered the art of dry wit in speeches but not many are as experienced as President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He knows how to keep it business when discussing serious matters and also tactically send his listeners to stitches while also passing them pertinent pieces of advice.
Take his trip to Tanzania on Friday to foster the relationship between the two countries for instance, Uhuru made it clear in his opening line that his trip was casual.
While making a point about how to bring unity to the two countries, the president applied a relationship example in which he encouraged people from the two countries to intermarry in order to confuse the children about which country they belong to thus foster unity.
"Huwezi kumzuia Mkenya, akiwa ameona mtoto hapa Chato, akuje hapa amnong'onezee kidogo kidogo (You cannot prevent a Kenyan, if he has seen a beautiful partner (in Tanzania) from coming and pursuing her.)
"Hiyo ndiyo East Africa ambayo twataka...Wajua njia ya kumaliza ukabila na mipaka ni watu waoane ndio mtoto akizaliwa hajui kwao ni Tanzania au Kenya. Yeye ajione tu ni mwana wa East Africa.
"(That is the East Africa we want. One way of ending tribalism and boundaries is by letting people intermarry so that the child will not identify as Tanzanian or Kenya. They will identify themselves as East African)," explained Uhuru sending President John Magufuli into laughter.
The president further took that opportunity to comment about Kenya vs Tanzania match at the Afcon games in which he explained that both countries performed the best they could.
"We competed and this time Kenya beat Taifa stars but you were also at an advantage since Senegal beat you only two goals while they hammered us three," he continued.
The president also responded to Starehe MP Charles Njagua aka Jaguar's remarks about foreigners which sparked controversy.
He dismissed the legislator's comments which he noted were in bad taste.
"Unajua wanasiasa shida yao wanaongea bila kufikiria anafikiria anapoishi ndiyo mwisho wa dunia. Unasikia wengine wanaropokwa ropokwa wanaongea mambo ambayo hayapo.
"(Which loosely translates to: You know, some politicians have one problem and that is talking without thinking. They believe that where they live is where the world ends. You may have heard one spew the words and mention things that aren't factual)," the president stated.
Below is the video of Uhuru speaking courtesy:
