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#KenyansMessageToObama

Jessie WingardJuly 8, 2015

US President Barack Obama has been warned to steer clear of gay rights on his upcoming trip to Kenya. Locals hit social media to send messages to the leader about which topics he should - and shouldn't - discuss.

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Kenia, Protest vor Besuch von Barack Obama
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