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Obama meets Raila and Uhuru, praises unity deal

President Uhuru Kenyatta with former US President Barack Obama when he paid him a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. (Denish Ochieng, Standard)

Former US President Barack Obama yesterday landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) amidst a hushed reception. Obama’s arrival is a stark contrast to his Friday July 24, 2015 visit when there was complete shutdown of the country.

Obama arrived a few minutes after 1pm and headed to State House from the airport to meet with President Uhuru Kenyatta, before later meeting Opposition leader Raila Odinga at Kepimsky Hotel. Today, he will leave for his ancestral home in K’Ogelo in Siaya County. His plane is expected to land at Kisumu International Airport before he proceeds to his ancestral village which is 70km away.

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