The United States President is scheduled to visit Kenya in July to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, according to an announcement by the White House. Press secretary Josh Earnest stated, "The Government of Kenya has agreed to co-host the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) this July. Organized annually since 2009, the GES has emerged as a global platform connecting emerging entrepreneurs with leaders from business, international organizations, and governments looking to support them. This will be the first time the GES will take place in sub-Saharan Africa."
This trip will mark the president’s first visit to Kenya since taking office. Prior to this, Obama has made two separate trips to the continent as president, visiting Ghana in 2009 and Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania in 2013.
To ensure the president’s security, at least two heavily armored vehicles and 200 secret service agents have reportedly arrived in the country ahead of his visit. These agents are expected to provide security not only for Obama but also for two senior US officials who will visit the country next week.
Obama’s decision not to visit Kenya in 2013 coincided with the expectation that Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s newly elected leader at the time, would stand trial at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity related to post-election violence in 2007 and 2008.
