There were mixed reactions from Nairobians as former US president Barrack Obama set foot in Nairobi on Sunday.
Whereas others said there was nothing much to write home about from the visit which was kept off the cameras, others thought that he deserved a state welcome as a respected leader.
Paul Okondo praised the former president and said he was a man who kept his word.
"The civil rights professor, well come home and have great, great and great fun. You promised to be back home."
Another user SIlas Nyanchwani heaped praise on Obama and said he deserved to be welcomed home as a son to the land.
I love and deeply admire Obama as a person. He is the most eloquent man of our generation.His personal accomplishments are worthy being envied... Obama is our son. We should celebrate him in every way and his every visit should be a blessing.He may not do much. But it is a reminder to fix our systems. A child in Marsabit needs as much chance as a child in Nyeri. The best we can do is to invest in the future of our children," he said.
Cliff Wycliffe said:
"This was the right time for Obama to come to Kenya. Not because of any government even if Uhuru could still have a case at the Hague, Obama could still come because he couldn't like to finish his term without visiting Kenya."
Grace Chege said:
"Bull sh*t!!!President Obama's endorsement is just that. An endorsement to work with the Jubilee Govt of President Uhuru in a mutually beneficial manner, on many fronts In mutual respect. Period. All your lies about Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto... Were trashed and relegated to the gutter. Where they belong! Meza wembe!"
Others took the opportunity to claim that Obama had endorsed the Jubilee government by coming to Kenya.
Mary Wang'ondu said:
"Obama knows a leader when he sees one and he saw one in UHURU and at the same time he knows a TYRANT when he sees one! You get my drift!"
Yet others saw hidden motives by the American government.
"America was afraid Jubilee government was shifting towards China.Obama's visit was purely damage control exercise!" said Wuod Abongo.
After their parents separated in his childhood, the young Obama did not have enough chance to live in his father's country although there are evidences of him having stayed in Kibera with a kin.