US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya.

Landing in the country where his father was born he was met by his half-sister Auma and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

President Obama with his half-sister Auma Obama as he arrives at Kenya. #ObamaReturns #ObamaHomecoming @POTUS pic.twitter.com/xJ5iXBvYHD— Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) July 24, 2015


Security and trade will be high on the agenda with the president vowing to deliver a “blunt message” to African governments on gay rights and discrimination.

The hectic schedule means Obama is unable to visit his ancestral village of Kogelo.

To compensate Mama Sarah Obama, his step-grandmother, flew to Nairobi to meet her relative.
Obama meets with extended family on first night in Nairobi http://t.co/VVViEhuPLW | Getty pic.twitter.com/JM5IdkJBfr— POLITICO (@politico) July 24, 2015


His late father looms over Obama’s trip to Kenya | The Seattle Times http://t.co/b8MCEiEe35 pic.twitter.com/6TMAaZX4sp— TRENDING KENYA (@TRENDINGKE