The postponement of President William Ruto's tour of the Ukambani region has elicited excitement and speculation in equal measure.

Locals and leaders from the vast region believe that Ruto retreated to avoid shame since he has little to show in the three counties.

The highly publicised tour, initially scheduled for May 21 to 23, was pushed forward to a yet to be established date.

This followed a high-stakes round table meeting between the president and a section of Kamba leaders currently serving in the Kenya Kwanza government.