Kenya

Catholic Bishops In Kenya Call For A Boycott Of Polio Vaccines

1:32pm August 10, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Africa marks one year without polio on Tuesday. But there are now concerns in Kenya, where bishops have declared a boycott of the vaccine on the eve of a WHO polio vaccination campaign.

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President Obama receives flowers upon his arrival Sunday aboard Air Force One at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Tweets Welcoming #ObamaInEthiopia

2:06pm July 27, 2015

by Aggi Ashagre

One of the many burning questions: "Can we get footage of President Obama eating injera?"

President Obama delivers a speech at the Safaricom Indoor Arena in the Kasarani area of Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday.

President Obama Urges Kenyans To 'Choose Path Of Progress'

2:42pm July 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The remarks came in a speech wrapping up his three-day visit to Kenya. Next, Obama goes to Ethiopia.

President Obama and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta onstage after delivering remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations compound in Nairobi, on Saturday.

Obama, Kenyan President Discuss Deeper Counterterrorism Ties

4:01pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, also addressed the delicate issue of the country's poor record on gay rights.

President Obama is hugged by his half-sister, Auma Obama, accompanied by Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) as he arrives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Friday.

Obama Greeted Warmly On First Presidential Trip To Kenya

6:14pm July 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The visit has a personal resonance for the president, whose father was born there. He is expected to discuss trade and security issues.

Workers finish installing a billboard showing Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Barack Obama in downtown Nairobi a day before Obama's visit.

Obama's Roots A Source Of Pride — And Discord — In Kenya

6:05pm July 24, 2015

by Gregory Warner

When President Obama was elected in 2008, Kenyans rejoiced. U.S.-Kenya relations have had ups and downs since then. Kenyans now eagerly await Obama's first presidential visit to his father's homeland.

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Mark Kaigwa is a digital strategist in Kenya. He calls #KOT "the unofficial back channel for conversations, questions and commentary."

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Kenya's Twitterati Send Thousands Of Messages To Obama

4:00pm July 24, 2015

by Aggi Ashagre

And to CNN, too (which called Kenya "a hotbed of terror"). And to each other. It's one of Africa's tweetiest countries.

On Friday, 22-year-old Joel Kitele plans to take his first shower ever in a stall he built for himself. The power source: Kenya's electrical grid.

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Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya; Kenyans Aren't So Sure

2:53pm July 24, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Are solar panels the best way to connect millions of Africans to electricity? That's the plan the president will tout on his visit to Kenya. Critics ask: What about tapping into power lines?

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Beans are picked at a coffee cooperative in Embu, Kenya.

Carnations, Coffee And Denim: A Look At Kenya's Top 10 Exports

2:41pm July 24, 2015

by Adam Sege

Those jeans you bought at Walmart? They might have been made in Kenya. Here's a look at the country's leading exports.

A man in Nairobi, Kenya, stands in front of a mural of President Obama, created by the Kenyan graffiti artist Bankslave, ahead of Obama's trip to Kenya and Ethiopia.

Obama's First Trip To Kenya As President Is Less About His Roots This Time

5:19pm July 23, 2015

by Brian Naylor

President Obama is heading to Kenya, where his father was born. He'll meet with relatives, but the trip is not strictly personal. There's plenty of official business on the agenda.