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Feel free to send Obama SMS
President Obama attending a press conference. He has invited Kenyans to send comments and questions via short message service on number 5683 ahead of his speech in Ghana on Saturday. Photo/ REUTERS
In Summary
- Invitation to transmit text comes barely a week after President criticised Kenya
US President Barack Obama has invited Kenyans to send comments and questions via short message service (SMS) ahead of his speech in Ghana on Saturday.
Ghanaians, Nigerians and South Africans have also been invited to air their opinions on a broad range of issues.
Mr Obama will directly answer selected SMS questions through local radio broadcasts in Africa. Those who respond early will also receive SMS highlights of his Accra speech.
Criticised Kenya
The invitation comes less than a week after President Obama criticised Kenya’s leadership over the country’s political and economic direction.
According to the US embassy in Nairobi, to send a text message to President Obama from Kenya, one should text “English” or “French” to 5683.
Users will receive confirmation of enrolment within 10 minutes, and costs for a normal local SMS will be charged.
Mr Obama visits Ghana on Friday in what is being seen as a reward to Africa’s icon of democracy. The US President was scheduled to leave Russia last evening for Italy for the G8 meetings starting on Wednesday.
In Ghana, his first visit as president to the continent, Mr Obama’s plans outline his administration’s Africa policy.
Mr Obama skipped his father’s homeland, due to what he referred to as the government’s non-commitment to reforms.
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Lets look at facts:Obama isnt on trip to Ghana as Tourist, he is on business trip for US govt.interets, what US interests are there in Kenya? If there were DELTA would be flying there by now.No resources, no mining, no oil, no nothing, do u guys think that US has to release Airforce One only for going to visit Obama's next of kin only.Y should he risk his life in unsafe Nairobi? Cmon,Bure Kabisa!
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Just what makes Kenyans think that their problems are to be solved by Obama? Typical mentality...create a problem then expect someone else to fix it. Obama has enough issues to fix in his own country!!
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By ignoring Kenya a lame reason as slow reforms is ignorance on the part of Obama.Reforms in Kenya are but an internal affair.Barack Obama is only contributing to Kenya's poverty by branding Kenya a no-go zone,which affects Kenya as tourist destination.We should forget about Obama .
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