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Michelle didn’t accompany BO to Kenya recently (same thing happened in 2015)

16 Jul: Kahawa Tungu: Michelle Obama, Daughters Skip Kenya Visit For Paris After 8 Day Vacation In Tanzania
By Eva Nyambura
Michelle Obama, together with Malia and Sasha instead flew to Paris to attend Beyonce and Jay Z’s On The Run II (OTR 2) tour after their vacation (in Tanzania), while Barrack Obama travelled alone to Kenya.

Some Kenyans were not happy with Michelle’s snub and some have questioned why she is keeping her distance from Kenya since she did not accompany him in 2015 as well...

TWEET: Pemwa Science: I know michelle hates kenya,She has’nt visited even once...
https://www.kahawatungu.com/2018/07/16/michelle-obama-skips-kenya-visit/

17 Jul: Nation, Kenya: Jokes galore over Michelle Obama’s no-show in Kogelo
By ELVIS ONDIEKI
•When former US President Barack Obama landed in Kenya, his wife Michelle, was photographed in Paris at a Jay-Z and Beyoncé concert...
It is believed that Mrs Obama went to Paris from Tanzania, where she had been vacationing with her husband...

Confirmation that Mrs Obama was in Tanzania came from Mr Gerson Msigwa, the Director for Presidential Communication, whose tweet at 2pm on Sunday was directed to the former US first family.
“Thank you former President of USA Barack Obama for visiting and making a long stay of 8 days to our beautiful country Tanzania. We hope you and your family enjoyed your stay in the endless plain of Serengeti. Welcome again and again,” he tweeted, tagging Mr Obama and his wife in the post.

In a briefing with journalists on Sunday, Tanzania’s External Affairs minister Augustine Mahiga said Mr Obama had wanted details of the visit to be kept confidential as it was a private trip.
“He visited the Serengeti National Park on a private journey, and we must respect that,” he said

Some Kenyans think it is the all-too-common pressure from in-laws that made Mrs Obama shun Kenya.
“I can now accept that Michelle is a real African wife, reason? They never accompany their husbands to their in-laws! That’s given,” joked John Mutiso on Facebook...
Sarah had a different opinion in a Facebook comment: “She can’t stand Kenyan issues like the corruption and homophobia, etc.”...
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Jokes-galore-on-Michelle-Obama-s-no-show/1056-4667420-11n4oa3z/index.html

COMMENT: Cynthia Feaster: Maybe Mrs Obama had another appointment that conflicted with her going to Kenya (she WAS in Tanzania for 8 days looking at animals on a safari- go figure) BUT I also think its strange, in poor taste, insulting to the people of Kenya, insulting to Black people in general and to her husband’s relatives specifically, that she did not join her husband on his trip to Kenya. I don’t care if they had an argument (husband and wives argue even the Obamas) or whatever the situation, she was supposed to put on her “public persona” and go with him to Kenya. Her sister-in-law was opening a new community service center in Kenya- attending a concert in Paris was more important? Really? Also, she looked AWFUL in white shorts- is she serious??!!
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/article/2001288241/why-did-michelle-skip-obama-s-kenyan-tour