Obama Reveals To Kenyan journalist Why He Has Skipped Kenya Since He Became US President

Barack Obama has openly and frankly indicated that he is not coming to Kenya any time soon despite having ancestral roots in the country.

The US President’s father is a Kenyan who was born and raised in K’ogelo, Siaya before relocating to the US where Obama was born.

Obama has been in Africa as US president and the closest he came to Kenya was when he visited the neighbouring Tanzania where he spent a few days touring the East African country.

He clearly skipped Kenya and dodged questions then on why he never visited Kenya despite his grandmother, Sarah Obama living here.

This is the reason why Standard Group editor David Ohito confronted the US president with questions over why he has skipped Kenya.

“Are terror threats the reason why you have skipped Kenya?” Ohito asked Obama early this year.

Obama quickly defended himself saying, “No no no.” He then went ahead to explain other issues without elaborating further on the same.

Obama said:

Video courtesy: Standard Digital