Barack Obama to skip Kenya on his African tour

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Barack Obama to skip Kenya on his African tour

However the Kenyan government has defended Obamas decision saying he is a president of a sovereign country whose stand should not be blown out of proportion. This comes few days after Obamas warning to president Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that his government was not happy with the way Kenyas coalition government was operating hinting at a serious step if the two principals failed to mend fences. The father of the first black President of the US is a Kenyan from Kogelo and his grandmother Mama Sarah Obama attended Mr Obamas inauguration in January this year. The Government, in recognition, declared a one day holiday to celebrate Mr Obamas victory after he beat Republican Partys John McCain. Mr Obama, who has proudly acknowledged his Kenyan roots, criticised the Kibaki administration over corruption when he visited Kenya in 2006 as the Senator for Illinois.

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