Former US President Barack Obama to Visit Kenya on June 16

Former US President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya on June 16.
The one-day visit will see him hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi, before travelling to his ancestral home of K’Ogelo to visit with his relatives.
He will then proceed to South Africa where he will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela lecture the next day.
The former president will not be accompanied by members of his family.
This will be the first visit to Kenya after he left office on January 20, last year. He has visited Kenya three other times in 1987, 1992 and the high profile visit in 2015 when serving his second term as president.
Sources indicated that the former president, who enjoys a bipartisan support in the country, is also likely to meet opposition leaders.
ANSWER QUERRIES ON MONDAY
“The visit has been on the cards for the last two weeks. The exact timelines are not yet confirmed but he will visit Kenya en route to South Africa,” said a source.
State House could not expressly confirm the visit. Spokesman Manoah Esipisu instead directed us to Obama’s office.
“President Obama’s office will make an announcement,” he said.
Sources indicated that a reputable public relations company has already been hired to help manage the visit.
American embassy in Nairobi promised to answer our queries on Monday.
Media relations officer Jim Onyango, when contacted said that he would prefer that we send questions formally.
“We prefer you send the questions through email. We will answer them on Monday seeing that today (Saturday) is a weekend,” he said.
When he visited Kenya in 2015, Obama said he will come back when the trappings of power would have been relaxed.
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
“I know that there are still places in this beautiful nation that I have not discovered. I am going to make sure that I get back and it is not just Kenya, there is an ecosystem that is connected from Uganda to Tanzania. Climbing Kilimanjaro seems like something that should be on my list of things to do once I get out of here,” he said in 2015.
The Secret Service does not like me climbing mountains but as a private citizen hopefully I can get away with something like that.”
He promised then when he visits again, it would not be in a suit.
“I will be back to Kenya next time, maybe not in a suit. I would also come with (my daughters) Malia and Sasha. My family loves Kenya,” said the then American President.
Mr Obama comes to Kenya when the government has taken heed on issues he raised during his address to Kenyans from Kasarani Stadium. - Daily Nation
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+254 Is a blessed Country…
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+254 Is a blessed Country major challenge ni corruption and lack of Equal opportunity to all..Mr. Uhuru na Agwambo you will take great responsibility fix this once and for all balabce staffing in your Ministries and you will see the fruits ie in NYS Have qualified Kenyan from different sorry to use Ethical background apply same to all institution .I have a basic experience ie an institution..Finance..procurement..Informations technology..medical habing Staff from one ethnic..more worse it becomes a village or Family inheritance..sasa hapo ndio Corruption cooks..way after even office hours..Mr. Obama Karibu Kenya
Rais Mstaafu wa nchi ya…
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Rais Mstaafu wa nchi ya Marekani Ndugu Barack Obama, Karibu nyumbani.
I hope he is NOT coming to…
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In reply to Rais Mstaafu wa nchi ya… by Imara (not verified)
I hope he is NOT coming to Push for the Banned movie MARAFIKI. I hope not.
Uhuru and Ruto: Please…
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Uhuru and Ruto: Please include Ndugu Miguna Miguna in your hand shake. Provide Miguna with a New Kenyan Passport and an airline ticket to fly back to his mother land.
Make sure that his house is fully repaired and in good condition before he flies back home.
When I was a Christian, we used to say the Lords prayer. There is a section of this prayer which touches directly Miguna's issue:
"...And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
Since both of you are practicing Christians, I am challenging both of you to implement the Lords prayer: Not in words but with Deeds.
If you don't obey the Lords Prayer, then both of you are nothing but "Hypocrites" and should be banned from attending any Christian Church in the world.
I hope Mr Obama will have a…
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I hope Mr Obama will have a few words about the blossoming bromance going on in Kenya. Heck, he could even join the club if it will help the common Wanjiku and her usual struggles and eliminate big time looting going on. As it is, we need all hands on deck.
@Romeo agwambo is very…
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@Romeo agwambo is very corrupt n killer of its pple n u dare say that he will fix corruption yet he stole maize during coalition gavament making the unga to go up from 60ksh to 90 ??1982 coup where many died trying to overthrow the legitimate gavament?07/08 killings of our pple in rift valley n coast n no raila no peace?2017 economy sabotage n killing of. 300 pple??Raila belongs to kamiti prison n Uhuru made a bad decision of handshaking with him.Also we lost more than 10 billion repeating elections which he withdrew juu ya uwoga??The dude is anti development period?
Mkenya halisi. You're the…
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In reply to @Romeo agwambo is very… by Mkenya halisi (not verified)
Mkenya halisi. You're the Hottest Air on this Forum. Nothing you say make Tangible sense.
@Mkenya Halisi: You have so…
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@Mkenya Halisi: You have so much irrational hatred directed against Raila. Believe me, Raila is not innocent. Any leader who is responsible even for one life terminated or aborted prematurely is as guilty as Raila. Please have the courage to add other people on the list beginning from 1963 to the present time. By present time I include the innocent lives that perished when the building collapsed as a result of poor workmanship during the construction of the collapsed building. What about the lives lost on Kenya highways as a result of corrupt members of the police force and the refusal of the government to make all inter-county roads dual highways?
Brilliant ADMONITION (of…
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In reply to @Mkenya Halisi: You have so… by Imara (not verified)
Brilliant ADMONITION (of Mkenya halisi). A many times the much he says is Hot Air. They all Fly Away like Balloons.
I hope he will not get us in…
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I hope he will not get us in trouble with Trump.
There is no opposition today…
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There is no opposition today in Kenya. The opposition in its greed for power, after hitting a dead end street joined the government so as to be included in the consumption of resources. The opposition had no real agenda for the citizenry. So today in Kenya there is no opposition. Plan to meet with the government officials and only that. Raila, the only opposition is currently part of "Nusu Mkate"
Evil raila belong to GK…
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Evil raila belong to GK kamiti prison apeleke hio mauchawi zake huko.How I wish I was Uhuru 2017 hii jamaa ingekuwa jera for inciting Kenyans n economic sabotage.Bure kabisa.An evil man is an evil man unless he decides to change.Have u seen the idiot apologising for any wrong doings when Uhuru has done it many times????Yeye ni Bure kabisa.
Raila was in DETENTION for 9…
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In reply to Evil raila belong to GK… by Mkenya halisi (not verified)
Raila was in DETENTION for 9 yrs in Total. So KAMITI is a Joke and Peanuts to him.
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