OBAMAS VISIT TO KENYA CRIPPLES EVERYTHING
OBAMAS
VISIT TO KENYA CRIPPLES EVERYTHING
Residents
in this capital city of Kenya have been on lockdown as President Obama
arrived Friday evening for a three-day visit, leaving many already
chafing under tight security measures meant to reduce crime and minimize
terrorist threats.
While
his arrival was heavily anticipated because of his Kenyan roots, the
streets were unusually quiet in this normally bustling, chaotic
metropolis. No groups of young men were hanging on corners, pedestrians were
absent, beggars moved elsewhere.
Because
of security measures, vendors can't sell trinkets, families can't buy
vegetables and residents can't withdraw cash from banks. The
government has told non-essential businesses in Nairobi to close and residents
to stay home until Obama leaves Sunday for Ethiopia.
Armed
U.S. Secret Service agents and more than 10,000 Kenyan security officers,
including snipers, were in place near the Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport as Obama's plane touched down Friday evening.
Kenya
President
Uhuru Kenyatta and other senior government officials greeted Obama at
the airport before he was whisked away in his armed motorcade
toward the U.S. embassy. Obama spent the evening reuniting with his
Kenyan family, including Mama Sarah Obama, his grandmother
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