United States President, Barack Obama, will be visiting Kenya shortly for the upcoming 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). During his visit, the President will hold talks on trade and investment, security and counter-terrorism, democracy and human rights.
With the announcement of his arrival, many Kenyans took to social media to welcome the US President to his ancestral homeland.
The tweets can be found below. To keep track of the latest tweets from Kenya use the following hashtags: #ObamaReturns, #ObamaHomecoming.
Choose Love ! money will follow….. pic.twitter.com/d0qnv6Pwx4. #obama #ObamaReturns
— Vee Beiby (@VeraSidika) July 24, 2015
I have never seen Nairobi this organised! Even the matatu folks are courteous and they are smiling. Wooow!!! @Ma3Route #ObamaReturns — Carole Kimutai (@CaroleKimutai) July 24, 2015
The whole of Africa welcomes you back home @POTUS! http://t.co/hAivWhFJOn #ObamaReturns pic.twitter.com/sAXGdeCkpQ
— TRENDING KENYA (@TRENDINGKENYA) July 24, 2015
@POTUs #ObamaReturns to #MagicalKenya, a hub for investment, commerce, trade,& tourism – where we create the future! pic.twitter.com/I9ow4CvtUu — Kinyua Alvan (@KinyuaAlvan) July 24, 2015
If this doesn’t convince you that “dreams are valid” nothing ever will. #KaribuObama #ObamaReturns… https://t.co/vxkHe0jB45
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) July 24, 2015
It’s 2pm and this is how Uhuru Highway near Museum Hill overpass heading into town looks like. #ObamaHomeComing pic.twitter.com/tn8vQKEFEB — Dennis Okari (@DennisOkari) July 24, 2015
Kenya dubbed: “Terror Hotbed”
As Kenyans welcome the President, via social media, bizcommunity.com reported that CNN has is getting heat from the Kenyan social media community. The report reveals that CNN named Kenya as a terror hotbed.”
Kenyans have reached out to social media via the hashtag: #SomeoneTellCNN
Some of the tweets sent out can be found below:
Dear CNN, It would be prudent to note that we are not a backward banana republic but a highly informed & analytical nation. #SomeoneTellCNN
— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN & warn @POTUS we R a Nation of Wild People & infectious Wild Ideas – U cannot resist or b cured pic.twitter.com/uZyDRWCO7k — Dr. Paula Kahumbu (@paulakahumbu) July 24, 2015
LOVE THIS! Unless you are the one bringing the terror, we are a hotbed of investment & great people ~ Chris Kirubi. #SomeoneTellCNN
— Dr. Paula Kahumbu (@paulakahumbu) July 24, 2015
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