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Grass frenzy ahead of Obama's visit to Kenya

Jessie Wingard, Carl Nasman

Is the grass always greener? Nairobi’s governor gave the city a facelift ahead of President Obama’s visit, rounding-up the homeless and planting 'magic grass' that supposedly grows in just days. Locals are not happy.

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Kenia Besuch Obama Nairobi wird herausgeputzt — Image: picture-alliance/dpa/D. Irungu

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