Obama Says Kenya Can Move to Prosperous Future

President Barack Obama, in an interview with Kenya Broadcasting Corporation on the 47th anniversary of the country's independence, encouraged Kenyans to attack corruption and move the country towards prosperity. He said he expects to visit the land of his father's birth while he is president. Vice President Joseph Biden will stop in Nairobi June 7 on route to the World Cup in South Africa.

U.S. President Barack Obama.

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