In Africa, President Obama Celebrates His Kenyan Heritage

President Barack Obama spoke proudly of his Kenyan heritage before a raucous and affectionate crowd in Nairobi on Sunday.

"I am proud to be the first American president to come to Kenya, and of course I'm the first Kenyan-American to be president of the United States," he told the packed sports hall in Nairobi. It is the time he referred to himself as such, NBC News reported.

The president recalled his first trip at the age of 27 when he arrived at the airport and tried to find his luggage. The personal quickly gave way to the practical and political, with Obama pledging to stand by Kenya as it battles terrorism and calling on all Kenyans to stamp out corruption.

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