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Kenyan President to Visit White House

April Ryan
August 6, 2018

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Former US President Barack Obama, center, with his half sister Auma Obama, left, and her grandmother, Sarah Obama, second right walk in Kogelo, Kenya, Monday, July 16, 2018. Former U.S. President Barack Obama Monday praised Kenya's president and opposition leader for working together but said this East African country must do more to end corruption. Obama, on his first visit to Africa since stepping down as president, commended President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga for cooperating following last year's disputed presidential election which were marked by violence.(AP Photo Brian Inganga) — Former US President Barack Obama, center, with his half sister Auma Obama, left, and her grandmother, Sarah Obama, second right walk in Kogelo, Kenya, Monday, July 16, 2018. Former U.S. President Barack Obama Monday praised Kenya’s president and opposition leader for working together but said this East African country must do more to end corruption. Obama, on his first visit to Africa since stepping down as president, commended President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga for cooperating following last year’s disputed presidential election which were marked by violence.(AP Photo Brian Inganga)

President Trump will receive Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the White House later this month, just weeks after former President Barack Obama traveled back to his late father’s homeland.

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