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]]> Excited Kenyans are sprucing up the capital in preparation for US President Barak Obama’s visit at the end of this month.
There are many who are concerned about what the man, who’s father was born on the fringes of Lake Victoria, will say when he gets there.
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It’s being likened to President John F Kennedy returning to Ireland 52 years ago.
Barak Obama’s going to Kenya for a global entrepreneurial summit.
He’ll want to leave a lasting impression on a country drawing European and American investors to the most developed middle class in Africa.
But there’s baggage.
He’ll be met by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who’s candidacy Washington opposed when he was wanted by the International Criminal Court in 2013.
Ecumenical clergy and conservative politicians are warning that they’ll not tolerate Obama criticising homophobic legislation that’s put Kenya in line with the majority of African nations.

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