Category: Jul2015

President Obama and President Kenyatta opened the 6th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), co-hosted by the United States and the Government of Kenya, and announced new commitments to promote entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth, social inclusion, and secure communities.  Following his historic 2009 Cairo speech, President Obama elevated innovation and entrepreneurship in the…

In 2013, President Obama launched Power Africa, an innovative partnership to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa where more than 600 million people currently lack access. During the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in 2014, President Obama reaffirmed that Power Africa’s reach extends across all of sub-Saharan Africa and tripled Power Africa’s goals to work towards…

The Government of the Republic of Kenya (Government of Kenya) and the Government of the United States of America (U.S. Government), hereinafter referred to as the “two Governments,” RECOGNIZING the shared values and aspirations of our people for a government based on the essential values of democracy, rule of law, integrity and good governance; ACKNOWLEDGING…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President spoke to the progress we have made in making our financial system stronger, safer, and more fair in the years since financial crisis. Five years ago this week our country enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, rules that have substantially reduced recklessness…

United Nations Compound Nairobi, Kenya 11:36 A.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA:   Now, one other thing I want to point out — so our Power Africa initiative has been leveraging private capital to invest in electrification all across the continent.  And our preliminary goal was 10,000 megawatts; now we’re looking at 30,000 megawatts, and we’re well…

United Nations Compound Nairobi, Kenya 10:40 A.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you. (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Please, please, everybody have a seat.  Good morning! AUDIENCE:  Good morning! PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Tanga jumbo. Thank you so much, President Kenyatta, for your timely remarks, your warm welcome, and the great work that has gone into hosting this…

Kenyan State House Nairobi, Kenya 2:50 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KENYATTA:  Mr. President, once again, on a more formal basis, let me take this opportunity on behalf of my government, the people of the Republic of Kenya, to really warmly welcome you to Kenya on this visit that is alongside the GES meeting that we both…

AT STATE DINNER Kenyan State House Nairobi, Kenya 10:21 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KENYATTA:  Thank you very much, Amina.  And I appreciate your sentiments.  President Barack Obama, President Mwai Kibaki, our distinguished visitors, distinguished guests:  Let me begin once again, as I have said severally since the start of this visit, on behalf of the people…

Kenyan State House Nairobi, Kenya 4:46 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KENYATTA:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Let me begin by saying that we have had an excellent afternoon where we’ve had very frank and, indeed, very fruitful discussions with President Obama on a variety of issues of mutual interest both to Kenya and the United States.…

Kenyan State House Nairobi, Kenya 4:46 P.M. EAT PRESIDENT KENYATTA:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Let me begin by saying that we have had an excellent afternoon where we’ve had very frank and, indeed, very fruitful discussions with President Obama on a variety of issues of mutual interest both to Kenya and the United States.…