Obama Addresses Kenyan People - Full Speech

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President Obama focused much of his 45 minute speech on enhancing economic development in Kenya as well as supporting equality and anti-corruption initiatives. Speaking of gender inequality, Obama stated, “Those are bad traditions that need to change … they have no place in the 21st Century.” “People should be judged by the content of their character,” he added. However, Obama failed to directly address the issue of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities in East Africa, which Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta called a “non-issue” on Saturday. Obama was speaking at the Safaricom Indoor Arena in Nairobe, Kenya.