Puppet or strategist, dilettante or power-hungry heir? After nearly 10 years in power and a mixed legacy, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta remains an enigma to many Kenyans, even to those who twice elected him president. But one thing is certain: it is impossible to disassociate the outgoing leader from his family, which ranks among Kenya's richest, with two of Kenya's four presidents emerging from the Kenyatta dynasty.
His endorsement of longtime arch-rival Raila Odinga sparked rumours that he wanted to play kingmaker, helping the veteran opposition leader secure the backing of his ruling Jubilee party.