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From Beast ride to warm embrace: Auma steals the show in Barack Obama’s arrival

US President Barack Obama embraces his sister Auma Obama as he arrives aboard Air Force One at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. (Photo: Reuters)

Nairobi, Kenya: Dr Auma Obama made history Friday by becoming the first Kenyan to ride in The Beast when she comfortably entered the car together with her brother US President Barack Obama.

Well, some may argue that President Obama himself is a Kenyan –American: that's fine, but Auma is a full Kenyan.

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