Uhuru's full-scale charm offensive to bring Magufuli closer

President Uhuru Kenyatta had planned to visit his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli for a few hours on Friday then return to Kenya. But he decided to spend the night after an awe-inspiring reception in northern Tanzania.

Anyone who watches videos of President Kenyatta’s unofficial visit to Tanzania will not believe that the two presidents, and the two countries they head, have been having frosty relations and that their countries have been engaged in trade wars as recently as January this year.