President Obama at father's home 

President Barack Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, 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, the first black US President, is the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas. He traveled to Kenya as a US senator but has not gone since winning the White House.

Obama is expected to meet with family members while in Nairobi, but he will not be traveling to the village most closely associated with his family name.

The trip will focus otherwise on security and economic initiatives as the president shores up his legacy on the African continent.

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Obama will also do some lobbying of lawmakers who are coming along for the visit. The president is seeking support from Congress for a deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program.