Vivian Odhiambo, 24, frys samosas in the trading centre of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 14, 2015. Odhiambo said, “Obama is our hero and we wait to welcome him back home again. We in Kogelo have witnessed general growth and we are proud of being associated with the Obamas”, she added. As U.S. President Barack Obama visits Kenya, a personal connection to his father's birthplace of Kogelo dominates a trip that Kenyans view as a native son returning home. Residents from a herdsman to a housewife share their views on what Obama has achieved and what they would like to see next. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Peris Aoko, a 37-year-old housewife, poses for a photograph outside her home in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Aoko said, “We expect the U.S. president to come home as a son of this land. Kogelo is the 53rd State of the United States of America”. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Imelda Akinyi, 25, arranges fruits at her stall in the trading centre of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 14, 2015. Akinyi said, “President Obama is our son, he clearly knows his roots and he identifies himself with us”. “We want him to help us get a modern supermarket in Kogelo and find markets for our fruit and vegetables overseas”, she added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

John Okoth, a 64-year-old herdsman and a farmer, tends to his cattle at his homestead in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 14, 2015. Okoth said he had met U.S. President Obama and his father, Barack Obama senior, and that they are “great people with lots of charisma”. “Obama's presidency has helped our village get good roads, electricity and global recognition”, he added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Stephen Owiti Onyango, a 41-year-old gold prospector, carries a shovel as he poses for a photograph at an open-pit mine in the village of Kogelo, west of Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Onyango said, “I want medical facilities to be improved within Kogelo village”. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Malachi Obondu, 70, poses for a photograph in the trading centre of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 14, 2015. Obondu said, “When I see U.S. President Barack Obama, he reminds me of the gallant nature of his father Barack Obama Senior. He was a sharp and smart young man who never shied away from any matter in the society”. “With Obama's homecoming, we expect prosperity within the country and in Kogelo, we will hope for the things that we have missed like having a university in Kogelo”, he added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

John Ades, a 66-year-old gold prospector, crushes raw mineral ore at an open-pit mine in the village of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. “Manual work in the gold pit is very difficult”, said Ades. “If President Obama visits the pit, the road network will be improved”. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Gabriel Okello, a 56-year-old miller, poses for a photograph next to his milling-machine in the trading centre of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Okello urged U.S. President Barack Obama to initiate efforts to build export-processing factories in Kogelo as the village has enough manpower to produce quality products. “We have a lot of idle youth and he has promoted insecurity within the village”, he added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Ernest Ogoe, a 43-year-old motorbike mechanic, works at his garage in the trading centre of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Ogoe said, “We want Barack Obama to come home more after he vacates the U.S. Presidential seat in 2017”. “Our children need better education therefore we want more schools”, he added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Mary Adhiambo, 25, poses with her twin daughters Faith Atieno (R) and Mercy Atieno (L) inside her house in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Adhiambi said, “We received grants to build houses and shelter from the harsh weather as an indirect benefit from President Obama's leadership”. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Collins Juma Nyaga, a 32-year-old gold prospector, carries his shovel as he arrives at an open-pit mine in the village of Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Juma Nyaga said, “I am very proud of U.S President Barack Obama, as a person living in his ancestral village, we have exported our brains and expertise”. “What we need for now is good road infrastructure to the gold pits and electricity within the mines. Also we need technical support in mechanical gold exploration and training”, he added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Clementina Auma Ojwang (L) and her daughter Margaret Ngesa (R) of the Legion Maria of African Church Mission pose for a photograph after praying for the State visit by U.S. President Barack Obama inside their family sacred hut in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 15, 2015. Ngesa said, “We are proud of better roads, improved security and business opportunities since Barack Obama became the U.S. President”. “The current challenge we are facing as the people of Nyang'oma Kogelo is quality education and access to financial capital”, she added. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Timothy Adede, a 50-year-old herdsman and farmer, leads his cattle from a water point to his homestead in Kogelo, west of Kenya's capital Nairobi, July 14, 2015. Adede said, “Our children are working hard in school to be like the U.S. President Barack Obama”. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)