The Pope is about to jet into the country occasioning a lock down on roads and bring blessings with him. He's one of the most prominent guys who have visited the country since the beginning of the year. This actually shows that despite the security hurdles that haunt us from time to time, there is still hope in us as a nation. Here are the 5 prominent people who visited Kenya

1. U.S. President Barack Obama

Barack Obama came in late July for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES). It is his first ever Kenyan visit since he last visited the country as Illinois Senator. During the visit, he got to address Kenyans at the Safaricom Indoor Arena, met several Kenyan entrepreneurs and visited the 1998 bomb blast site. It was a remarkable visit that saw Kenyans marvel at Osprey helicopters and The Beast. He also had dinner at State House with top Kenyan dignitaries and danced with Sauti Sol.

2. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella is one of the most talked about CEOs of the year. He stopped by Kenya for a couple days during the launch of Windows 10. It was a phenomenal event. It marked a hallmark for the Kenyan tech community; it is a sign that our country is a notable innovation hub. Some of the greatest technological advancements have stemmed out of Kenya; for example the M-Pesa money transaction services. It is being rapidly adopted around the globe.

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3. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

John Kerry's visit marked a revamp of the Kenya - US relationship, which was on the rocks following President Uhuru's charges at the ICC. The case was dropped late last year. During his visit, Kerry announced an extra 45 million dollars to go towards helping refugees. He took selfies with elephants, visited the 1998 bombing site and had bilateral talks with President Uhuru over improvement of the Washington - Nairobi relationship. His visit was back in May.

4. Daymond John

He is famous for his entrepreneurial prowess and Shank Tank, a reality TV show on ABC. He was attending the global entrepreneurship summit along other top business executives and company owners. The multimillionaire is also the founder and CEO of FUBU, an American apparel company. He had several TV interviews with local reporters and presenters, among them being Citizen TV's Anne Kiguta.

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5. Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo came in for Coke Studio Africa. The "Miss Independent" singer had a really good time in the country for the week he was around. He got to record a song with chosen Coke Studio participants, including rappers Wangechi and Ice Prince. He also partied with Diamond Platnumz at Club Ignition, an event that went late into the night. I personally enjoyed it. He recently came back to Africa - it seems that he really loved the continent - and partied with Ugandans.