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US President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, his first trip to his father's homeland as US president, kicking off a swing through Africa that will also include a stop in Ethiopia. Obama is expected to meet with family members while in Nairobi. The trip will focus otherwise on security and economic initiatives, as the president shores up his legacy on the African continent.

First stop: Nairobi, Kenya, where President Obama will focus on business- opening the 6th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The U.S. has ramped up trade with the African continent but trails far behind China. Obama is trying to close that gap.

"Africa is a place of incredible dynamism. Some of the fastest growing markets in the world. Extraordinary people. Extraordinary resilience. And it has the potential to be the center of the next economic growth," Obama said.

Obama will meet one-on-one with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and be honored at a state dinner. The U.S. president will address the Kenyan people in a televised address and honor victims of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Security is a top issue for many in the region.

"Security should be the first agenda and Obama coming to Kenya we believe that things like sharing intelligence, equipping our security organs, retraining our security guys should be first priority," said David Obudho.

In Ethiopia, Obama will take part in a regional summit, focusing on security and counter terrorism.

Last weekend, the Westgate shopping mall reopened two years after being attacked by al-Shabaab militants. Those terrorists plus Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram to the east have been a growing concern. The U.S. has been assisting in the fight against both groups, and African leaders are expected to push for more U.S. help.

Before returning to the U.S., Obama will also address the African Union.

The trip to Africa is personal for President Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, but due to security concerns, he won't be able to visit that village.

"I will not feel bad, he has to come to work so let him work. I cannot feel bad, he has to come to discharge his duty, some day he will surely come, he is a son here, and I cannot be angered by him not coming to see me," said Sarah Obama.

Some family members are expected to travel to Nairobi to meet with Obama and perhaps attend the state dinner.

Obama wrote about visiting Kenya and his relatives in his book "Dreams From My Father." He visited as a U.S. senator, and many in Kenya hope to see him again after he leaves office.