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There’s No Place Like Home! See Photos of Obama’s Visit to Kenya
US President Barack Obama, is currently visiting Kenya – his ancestral home and the country of his father’s birth.
Obama arrived in Kenya yesterday, and as expected, Kenyans are overjoyed, and so is Barack.
Speaking on his visit, the president said, “I am proud to be the first U.S. president to visit Kenya. Obviously, it is personal for me. It’s the reason why my name is Barack Hussein Obama. My father came from these parts, I have family and relatives here….”It is wonderful to be back in Kenya.” He stated this on Saturday morning, as he opened the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, USA Today reports.
Here are some photos from his trip thus far:
Anticipating Obama’s Arrival
People in Nairobi, Kenya gathered in the streets, anticipating Obama’s arrival.
Children with painted faces which read “Obama is coming” and “Raila is Baba” at Kamukunji Grounds in Kibera.
People wave an American flag alongside a cutout of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as Obama’s motorcade arrives.
The Grand Arrival
President Obama in the building!
Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta, watches as Obama signs a guest book after arriving at Kenyatta airport
Obama met by half-sister Auma and Kenya’s President, Uhuru Kenyatta
Family Reunion
Obama sits alongside his step-grandmother, Mama Sarah and half-sister Auma during a family gathering at his hotel in Nairobi
Exploring the City
Obama lays a wreath at the site of the 1998 US embassy bombing in Nairobi
The People of Kenya Celebrate Obama’s Presence
A man rides a motorbike decorated with an American flag
Appearances
Obama addresses the media while talking with solar power businesspeople at the Power Africa Innovation Fair at the UN compound
Obama speaks during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Photo Credit: Saul Loeb/Ivan Lieman/AFP/Getty Images/The Guardian UK/BBC/Twitter/Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Xinhua /Landov / Barcroft Media/ Till Muellenmeister/Evan Vucci/AP
