A series of high-profile incidents have strained ties between the countries since Dr Magufuli came to power last year. His exploits and hands-on governance triggered a popular social media rallying call in Kenya and regional states titled #WhatWouldMagufuliDo — as regional citizens highlighted, albeit with a light touch, his crackdown. “I am hoping this visit might prove an opportunity to reset relations and seek better alignment between our two countries. Echoing similar sentiments, International Relations expert Prof Macharia Munene says the visit is a great opportunity to strengthen relations between Kenya and Tanzania. It is expected that during the visit Kenya will ask Tanzania to throw its weight behind Kenya’s candidate for the African Union Commission head Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohammed.

Source: Daily Nation October 29, 2016 20:49 UTC