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Uhuru meets Trump and Kenyans are excited: History in itself [PHOTOS]
Zipo ^ | May 27, 2017 | Jane Zawadi

Posted on 05/26/2017 11:36:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, May 26, met US President Donald Trump for the first time since the latter was elected President of the most powerful country in the world, in Taormina, Italy.

President Kenyatta, in the company of several other world leaders, lined up at the steps of the summit hall to greet Trump and his wife Melania aka FLOTUS.

After a warm hand shake between Uhuru and Trump, the two leaders had a briefly extended conversation.

Uhuru becomes the first sitting Kenyan president to meet two sitting US presidents in his tenure after hosting Barrack Obama in Kenya back in 2015.

Soon after photos of Uhuru and Trump hit the web, Kenyans could not hide their excitement, they took turns on social media to share their sentiments on the historic encounter.

Some warned Uhuru to be careful of Trump’s tight grip during handshakes while others thought Melania has a crush on Kenya’s most powerful person. There’s one who wondered why Uganda and Tanzania presidents are never invited to the G7 meetings....

(Excerpt) Read more at zipo.co.ke ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: africa; kenya; kenyatta; trump
Amazing what you can read if you get away from the US mainstream press.
1 posted on 05/26/2017 11:36:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This isn’t the going boldly where no man had gone before article I was hoping it was.


2 posted on 05/26/2017 11:39:24 PM PDT by BJ1
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Was your “trek” worth it otherwise, though?


3 posted on 05/26/2017 11:45:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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Have the Kenyans come to retrieve their village idiot?


4 posted on 05/26/2017 11:46:23 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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I was kind of hoping to see something more along these lines. Kind of a let down.
5 posted on 05/27/2017 12:02:43 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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This isn’t the going boldly where no man had gone before article I was hoping it was.

Well, I'm all at sea. It all seems very positive to me.

6 posted on 05/27/2017 12:03:01 AM PDT by dr_lew (I)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Me too.

7 posted on 05/27/2017 1:09:38 AM PDT by Godebert (CRUZ: Born in a foreign land to a foreign father.)
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His Daddy was fine with the practice of traditional female genital mutilation. So there.


8 posted on 05/27/2017 2:23:53 AM PDT by Scram1
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Semi thread winner:

my old eyes need bigger pictures

9 posted on 05/27/2017 3:36:48 AM PDT by onona (mmmmmmm.........catchy handles)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And next, a triumphant tour of Africa to set the American media on its head.


10 posted on 05/27/2017 5:04:45 AM PDT by Uncle Sam 911
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To: onona
my old eyes need bigger pictures

Apologies, here we go:


11 posted on 05/27/2017 10:39:41 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought it was Enterprise communications officer Uhuru. Oops, Uhura.


12 posted on 05/27/2017 5:35:11 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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