Kenya is spending millions to make the country presentable for Obama's visit
theGrio REPORT - Nairobi, Kenya, is gearing up for President Obama's coming visits, and the people there have high hopes that the visit will pave the way for more tourism.
Nairobi, Kenya, is gearing up for President Obama’s coming visits, and the people there have high hopes that the visit will pave the way for more tourism.
Visitor numbers for Kenya have plummeted, down 25 percent just the first five months of this year, with many people cancelling trips and safaris because of security concerns, especially with recent attacks from the militant group Al Shabaab. In April, 147 people were killed in an attack on Garissa University College, near the Somali border.
Officials say the local government will spend around $2 million in an effort to clean up the city and give off their best impression for the president.
The president will be speaking at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi and meeting with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta. The summit being held in Kenya “underscores the fact that Africa, and Kenya in particular, has become a center for innovation and entrepreneurship.”
Although there have not yet been any plans announced for the president to visit the village where his father was born, his relatives, who still live there, hold fast in their belief that he will come.
“According to our culture and his tribe — his roots — it is not good if he comes here to Kenya and does not visit his village,” said Benjamin Sadiki, who is from the same village.
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