{"id":20220,"date":"2015-07-24T13:25:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T13:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-obama-starts-two-day-kenya-visit\/"},"modified":"2015-07-24T13:25:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-24T13:25:08","slug":"president-obama-starts-two-day-kenya-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-obama-starts-two-day-kenya-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama starts two-day Kenya visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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{Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya on the first visit to his ancestral home as serving US president.}<\/p>\n

During his two-day visit Mr Obama will hold talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top officials.<\/p>\n

Mr Obama earlier told the BBC he would deliver a “blunt message” to African leaders about gay rights and discrimination.<\/p>\n

He also said the trip to Kenya and then Ethiopia would show US commitment to fighting terror in East Africa.<\/p>\n

President Obama’s Air Force One touched down at Nairobi’s international airport shortly before 20:10 local time ( 17:10 GMT).<\/p>\n

He was greeted by President Kenyatta with a handshake and embrace.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Mr Obama’s arrival, the Kenyan capital was in lockdown with many streets closed and people opting to stay at home.<\/p>\n

The US president will hold talks on trade and investment, and also security and counter-terrorism.<\/p>\n

Mr Obama will also become the first US leader to address the African Union when he travels on to Ethiopia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

His views on gay rights were explained in a wide-ranging interview with the BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel before he left Washington. President Obama also said:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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