{"id":7816,"date":"2015-07-28T19:09:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T19:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=7816"},"modified":"2015-08-14T03:21:07","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T03:21:07","slug":"obama-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/obama-kenya","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What You Need To Remember About Obama\u2019s Visit To Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Some Kenyans warned the president not to talk about controversial issues. Clearly, he was not scared off by them. He spoke to about 4,500 people at the Moi International Sports centre in Nairobi. The crowd was chanting his name before he spoke.<\/p>\n<h2>A Call For Gender Equality<\/h2>\n<p>Obama warned Kenya that their nation would <i>&#8220;not succeed if it treats women and girls as second-class citizens.&#8221; <\/i>Women often receive less education and less pay in the country. And even though female genital mutilation was outlawed in 2011, it is still practiced in many tribes. <i>&#8220;These traditions may date back centuries. They have no place in the 21st Century,\u201d <\/i>the president said on the matter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7818\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2015\/07\/26\/ap_886758341615_wide-3044b6efe05da37715f90b1521f3bdd597b02911.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>Bringing Awareness To Ethnic Divides And Corruption<\/h2>\n<p>There have been a few minor conflicts between the tribal groups as well as other ethnic groups, which the president warned could tear the country apart. He also stated that corruption was <em>\u201cthe single biggest impediment to Kenya growing even faster.\u201d<\/em> The corruption in the country makes it more vulnerable to terror attacks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7819\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Obama20061.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Obama20061.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Obama20061-492x300.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Obama20061-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/Obama20061-85x52.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.le360.ma\/fr\/sites\/le360.ma.fr\/files\/assets\/images\/2015\/07\/obama_kenya.jpeg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Chiding The Country\u2019s Gay Rights Records<\/h2>\n<p>The most controversial issue the president brought up was the LGBT discrimination in Kenya. Having same-gender partners is against the law in the nation. <i>&#8220;As somebody who has family in Kenya and knows the history of how the country so often is held back because women and girls are not treated fairly, I think those same values apply when it comes to different (&#8230;) orientations&#8230;The state should not discriminate against people based on their\u00a0(&#8230;)\u00a0orientation,&#8221; <\/i>Obama stated. President Kenyatta disagreed with him on that point; he believes that LGBT rights are not really an issue in the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7820\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/jp-obama-articleLarge.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/jp-obama-articleLarge.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/jp-obama-articleLarge-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/jp-obama-articleLarge-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2015\/07\/27\/world\/jp-obama\/jp-obama-articleLarge.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>He Also Had Positive Things to Say<\/h2>\n<p>Despite his criticisms, he had high praise for the country. <i>\u201cI\u2019m here as a friend who wants Kenya to succeed,\u201d<\/i> he said. He believes Kenya shows a lot of promise. <i>&#8220;Because of Kenya&#8217;s progress, because of your potential, you can build your future right here, right now,&#8221; <\/i>he said. <i>&#8220;When it comes to the people of Kenya, particularly the youth, I believe there is no limit to what you can achieve&#8230;Kenya is at a crossroads,\u201d he said, \u201ca moment filled with peril but also enormous promise.&#8221; <\/i>The U.S. president\u2019s next stop is Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7821\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CK1QKKaVEAA5hBV.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/CK1QKKaVEAA5hBV.jpg 599w, 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