Photo courtesy of Royal Media Services
President Barrack Obama and President Uhuru Kenyatta co-hosted the sixth global entrepreneurship summit this morning at the UN Complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Internet users especially on Twitter provided a sneak peak into what they said at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2015.
With my co-host @POTUS during the official opening of #GES2015Kenya at the United Nations Headquarters in Gigiri pic.twitter.com/473RbT48zK
— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) July 25, 2015
Obama: you can’t win if half the team is not playing. We need to include women. #GES2015Kenya… https://t.co/KnJf4Vncgv — Daily Nation (@dailynation) July 25, 2015
President Kenyatta: “We cannot claim perfection but without a doubt we can claim progress” #GES2015Kenya #ChooseKenya
— Adan Mohamed (@AdanMohamedCS) July 25, 2015
The recognition of @ushahidi @akirachix and other entrepreneurs at #GES2015Kenya is appreciated, more to do. @mentalacrobatic @owigarj — Juliana Rotich (@afromusing) July 25, 2015
Kindly find on the link the speech by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta during the opening of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit: https://t.co/BGNLuBS9px
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) July 25, 2015
We are not aligned East or West. We are aligned to progress – President Uhuru #GES2015 #ObamaInKenya
— Robert ALAI (@RobertAlai) July 25, 2015
Kenya is a hotbed of vibrant culture, spectacular natural beauty and a wonderful people of infinite beauty- Uhuru Kenyatta. Cc @dailynation
— Njoki Chege (@njokichege) July 25, 2015
Obama says entrepreneurs in Africa can give hope, deliver growth http://t.co/SbWY8VpiMX
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 25, 2015
“Africa is on the move,” says @POTUS Barack Obama, on the first full day of his Kenyan visit http://t.co/4FfKt9T1tk pic.twitter.com/QR4CopnmMR
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 25, 2015
Obama: If half of your team is not playing, you have a problem. In many countries, half of the the team is women and youth #ObamaReturns
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 25, 2015
.@POTUS: We’re stepping up our support for women entrepreneurs #GES2015Kenya http://t.co/9661fSTTlp
— Department of State (@StateDept) July 25, 2015
Obama: “Women are powerhouse entrepreneurs. When women succeed, they invest more in their families and communities. #GES2015Kenya #TheTruth
— Daily Nation (@dailynation) July 25, 2015
Obama cites M-Pesa and Ushahidi as great ideas “that started right here in Kenya”.
— David Smith (@SmithInAfrica) July 25, 2015
“You don’t have to look a certain way or be of a certain faith or have a certain last name to have a good idea” – Obama #GES2015Kenya
— Daily Nation (@dailynation) July 25, 2015
Kenyatta to Obama: Tell the world what you’ve seen in Kenya. “Let them know that Africa is open and ready for business.”
— David Smith (@SmithInAfrica) July 25, 2015
“While I was here in Nairobi 10yrs ago, it looks very different that it did then.” Obama, you haven’t even seen the grass! #ObamaHomecoming
— LarryMadowo.co.ke (@LarryMadowo) July 25, 2015
Perhaps some skepticism or caution and pragmatism should inform our way forward, post GES Summit
If one only thing could transfer from Obama to Uhuru, I wish it would be an obsession with creating jobs not tenderpreneuers. #GES2015Kenya
— Ory Okolloh Mwangi (@kenyanpundit) July 25, 2015