Barack Obama
Barack Obama visited his father’s
ancestral village in Kenya’s South-western Siaya County on Monday and danced to
some traditional music with his grandmother in his first visit to the country
since leaving office.
Obama is in Kenya to launch a
youth centre set up by his half sister Auma Obama.
Kenyan television showed the
former U.S. president pulling his grandmother Sarah Obama, clad in traditional
garb, onto the dance floor and getting down to some music.
Obama, America’s first black
president and a favourite in Africa, was also shown touring the Sauti Kuu
Centre, sporting a casual white shirt and a pair of shades.
Locals hoping to get a glimpse of Obama
lined the roads near the centre, with one school girl telling Kenya’s NTV “I’m
happy to see our elder brother come today.”
After Obama arrived in the country
on Sunday, he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta, who tweeted “It was great to
welcome you back @BarackObama.”
Obama will head to South Africa on
Tuesday to give a key speech for Nelson Mandela’s centenary – his first major
public address since leaving office.
(dpa/NAN)
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