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Uhuru, Obama adopt humour to break ice at GES opening

Presidents Barack Obama and Uhuru Kenyatta take to the podium of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi. (Photo:Reuters)

Nairobi, Kenya: After a rousing welcome for President Uhuru Kenyatta and his US counterpart Barack Obama by Julie Gichuru, complete with fist pumping and ululation, the two Heads of State took to the podium as the hosts of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2015.

The forum was held at United Nations head office Gigiri where delegates gathered from as early as 6am on Saturday morning.

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