Before the last elections in 2011, some people thought he was not coming back for the third term, but he surprisingly showed up and worn the election. 
Kabla ya uchaguzi uliopita mwaka jana 2011, wapo watu walidhani kuwa asingetamani tena kugombea kwa awamu ya tatu mfululizo, lakini kinyume na matarajio ya wengi akajitokeza kugombea na hatimaye akashinda uchaguzi huo.