See pics abeg.....Obama arrives father’s land, Kenya

Hehehe...US President, Barrack Obama has arrived his father’s land of birth, Kenya since his election as America’s 44th president.
He is visiting without his family.
The president’s plane, Air Force One touched down at Nairobi’s international airport just after 8pm local time.

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Obama’s visit has brought about the biggest security operation in the east African nation’s history.
During his visit, Obama will address an entrepreneurship summit and hold talks on trade an
d investment, security, counter-terrorism, democracy and human rights.
Obama was greeted by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with a handshake and embrace as he stepped off his plane.
Also on hand to received Obama was his half-sister, Auma Obama.
The airport’s domestic terminal was shut down for the arrival and patrolled by US marines, CIA and secret service agents and Kenyan soldiers.
Around 10,000 police officers, nearly a quarter of the national force, were deployed in the capital.
Several major roads are closed to all but emergency and security vehicles.
This forced many people to stay at home, while banks and schools shut early on Friday.

President Obama with his half-sister Auma Obama pictured left in the eighties and right today as she went to welcome him at the airport. hehehe

President Obama pictured left as a young man in 1987 visiting his father's country, Kenya. He was received at the airport by a few relatives. Right is him visiting the country as the President of the greatest country on planet earth. Can't wait to meet this man one day hehehe..he too much joor...

. He's the first sitting US president to visit the country. From Kenya, he will be going to Ethiopia. Obama's security made him skip the armed forces and traditional dancers and the State Pavillion in Kenya. He will also not be visiting his father's home town because of security reasons. His family came to the state capital to meet him.

President Obama being greeted by his half-sister Auma Obama at the airport

Lunch with his extended family...

with his sister and grandmum

Obama has arrived Kenya. A limousine with bullet proof glass nicknamed 'The Beast' arrived the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi to pick him up. See more photos after the cut.

The car, which was flown in from the US, has eight-inch thick steel plates, five-inch thick bulletproof glass, Kevlar-reinforced tyres, and a presidential blood bank in the boot, according to AFP news agency.

Photo credit: BBC