US President Barack Obama signs the visitor's book shortly after touching down at the JKIA on Friday July 24. | image source: The US Embassy Nairobi Facebook Page

Kenya became the 5oth country that Barack Obama had visited during his tenure as president of the United States of America when he touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Friday July 24.

Born of a Kenyan father and an American mother, President Obama became the first sitting US President to visit Kenya and the following are photos and videos from his visit of the country where he met family, attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and held bilateral talks with the Kenyan government.