Obama declines to explain why he has avoided Kenya on Africa tours

President Uhuru Kenyatta meets the Kenyan diaspora in the US at a hotel in Washington DC. [PHOTO: PSCU]

President Barack Obama remained tight lipped on why he has skipped Kenya on his visits to Africa while in office. Asked whether he feared increasing terrorist threats in Kenya, Obama responded strongly with "No, no, no, no," but did not elaborate on his answer.

His response will keep Kenyans guessing why he has chosen to skip the land of his father that he so often speaks about. Obama was addressing the Press at the close of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC when he evaded the question that was asked by a Standard journalist.