Posted on 06/22/2018 11:54:42 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former President Barack Obama will travel to Kenya and South Africa next month for an Obama Foundation initiative, where he will meet with the two countries' presidents and hold a town hall with 200 new Obama Foundation leaders in Africa.
According to a press release issued by the former president's office on Friday, Obama will meet with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga, the country's former prime minister.
"President Obama will travel to Alego for the inauguration of the Sauti Kuu Foundation’s Sports, Resource and Vocational Training Centre, where he will deliver brief opening remarks," the statement reads.
"Sauti Kuu, which stands for 'powerful voices,' provides educational, economic and cultural opportunities to help young people change their lives and communities."
Following his visit to Kenya, Obama will travel to Johannesburg, where he will meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa and deliver remarks at the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to commemorate Mandela's birth.
To conclude his trip, Obama will host a town town hall with 200 newly chosen Obama Foundation leaders as part of the foundation's new Leaders in Africa initiative.
“President Obama looks forward to meeting these emerging leaders for the first time, hearing about the extraordinary work they are doing across Africa, and discussing how the Obama Foundation can support their civic leadership development,” the statement said.
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“”The “Obama” Foundation, looks like he took notes from the 1st family of grifters.””
Ain’t that the truth? He looked at all the “success” they had achieved in Africa and decided to take the plunge himself. Those people just never miss a trick, do they? Cringeworthy! My question has always been if the Clinton Foundation did so much good there or elsewhere, why do we never see anything about it except on their slick foundation website(s)??
Wonder if he’s going to visit his brother while he’s there.
His village there is DEMANDING to get their idiot back.
We should make it illegal for a president to set up a foundation. There’s too much money involved, too many ways to use it for shady practices, and too much temptation to use it for illegal acts.
If a president wants to help others, let them donate to a foundation of their liking.
Further, they should be blocked from advocating for or ordering how any foundation funds are spent.
This should be extended to anyone holding a public office.
If you want to work for the government or hold office, choose between doing that and participating in any with the disbursement of a foundation’s funds.
Next it will be on some late night “info-mercial” where for $19.99, you, too can learn how to scam everyone and become President.
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