. >> i'm andrew simmonds at the home of barack obama's grandmother, and she's been telling me about his first visit to kenya. >>> the u.s. defence secretary ash carter made an unannounced visit to iraq meeting u.s. commanders and haider al-abadi. he's been it israel jordan and saudi arabia. and his visit coming as i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for several car bombs, one of many attacks in shia neighbourhoods on wednesday. 17 died in those explosions targetting marketplaces. we'll talk to imran khan who is in baghdad. a timely visit then by ash carter. what are the iraqis likely to say. >> the iraqis will be looking at assurances, especially when it comes to speeding up weapon delivery systems that they have long been acting for. there has been an aircraft platform sold to them. they have been delayed for a number of years, there's four in iraq, four in total. 36. they'll be looking at speeding up deliveries of those aircraft and he'll look at what is going on generally. he'll meet with the iraqi generals to talk about how the battle of i.s.i.l. is going, and talk to the american traine

. >> let's talk to andrew simmonds. where president obama is giving that address. >> how is the message going down, the attempt to appeal to youth and get them to believe in themselves and the effort. >> not everyone is patronised by that. not everyone responded with rapturous applause. young people schoolchildren are here it is a rock star arrival with grievous bodily harmer acts of music and musicians, what kenya described as their answer a symbol that is warming things up. he spelt out the history of the family. history of the grandfather, a servant to a british master. he talked of his father that when overseas the u.s. to get his education, to work as a civil servant. kenyans now have the opportunity to grasp a moment. modern day dangers and corruption. also al-shabab. he talked of terror being a massive problem they were addressing in the best way they can. he warned about the 2007 election and the post-"11 violence and remembers watching the tv and realising that the country was tearing itself apart and warned th

. >> i'm andrew simmonds at the home of president obama. and she's been telling me about his first presidential visit to kenya >>> we begin in iraq where four explosions killed 37 people. most died in car bombs, targetting markets in shia neighbourhoods. two suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint north of the city. eight were killed in that attack. no one has claimed responsibility. imran khan the latest from the capital. >> no claimed responsibility for these attacks. they follow a pattern where i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for previous attacks like these, and is likely to be the work. some of the attacks took place in shia neighbourhoods. in is also a tactic that i.s.i.l. used. they want to keep the pot boiling and want iraq to plunge itself into the war-like violence of what we saw in 2006/2007 and 2008. all of the public statements coming from i.s.i.l. suggesting that that is what they want. there's a message behind all of this. you may be able to put it under precious. we can strike you at will, wherever you want. that is likely to b

. >> i'm andrew simmonds at the home of barack obama's grandmother, and she's been telling me about his first visit to kenya. first, the u.s. defence secretary ash carter made an unannounced visit to iraq, meeting u.s. commanders and the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi. he's been it israel, jordan and saudi arabia. and his visit coming as i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for a suicide car bombs, one of many attacks in shia neighbourhoods on wednesday. this is one attack on mainly shia areas. 17 others died in those explosions targetting marketplaces. we'll talk to imran khan who is in baghdad. . >> the defense secretary comes to down after a bloody week i.s.i.l. claiming victory for several car bomb attacks in the capital and anbar provincement the defence minister will meet with haider al-abadi and generals. but not leaders of the popular mobilization forces, the shia militias one thing they'll discuss is the delivery of the f-16 aircraft that are used to great effect. they have four at the moment. total consignment is 26. it may be a schedule to be discussed and look at regional in

. >> i'm andrew simmonds at the home of barack obama's grandmother, and she's been telling me about his first presidential visit to kenya >>> first, u.s. defense secretary ash carter made an unannounced trip to iraq, meeting u.s. commanders and the prime minister. m imran khan has more from baghdad. >> it's been a bloody week. i.s.i.l. taking responsibility for several car bomb attacks. the defense secretary will beet with haider al-abadi and senior generals, but not leaders of the popular mobilization forces and shia militias. one of the things they'll discuss with the prime minister and senior generals is the delivery of the f-16 aircraft that the iraqis are using to great effect. i have four of the f-16s making a total consign. . of 36. it may be a schedule for the rest of these to be discussed, looking at regional powers. the one thing that will not be discussed is syria, there's a lot of people that have begun to criticise the u.s.-led iraq first strategy. saying that iraq has been put under too much pressure when it comes to dealing with i.s.i.l. without a political or military so

andrew simmonds reports from the capital nairobi. nairobi's skyline as u.s. forces move in and the americans are monitoring all air space in kenya along with somali the head of the u.s. president's arrival. it may not seem like it but kenya is about to experience one of its biggest ever security operations. president obama is setting out his first presidential visit to the homeland of his late father. but any personnel fulfilment will be tinged with a timeline of human loss. from al qaeda's 1998 bombing of the human embassy in which 200 americans died the al-shabab attack on the westgate shopping mall two years ago in which 67 people were killed to al-shabab's attack that killed nearly 150 people, three months ago. while this summit is all about innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth the rest of the visit is not expected to be positive all the way. issues such as security, good governance and corruption will be on the agenda and there could be tough talking. the u.s. had an uneasy relationship with kenya after violence followed the 2007 presidential

andrew simmonds is in the stadium where president obama made the speech. >> it was a positive message he had to deliver. >> it was. he was given a rapturous welcome. more than 3,000 people from all walks of life. his sister made the first address. a light-hearted remark talking about her battered old volkswagen used to pick up president obama when he was a senator and the exhaust fell off on the way to her home. this year they travelled in the beast, the big limousine that president obama uses. when he got to the podium he got straight into it. he talk beside his grandfather being a chef a servant to british colonial masters. he talked of his father that had to go to the states to get an education, and rounded on everyone and said you have got the opportunity. kenyans can making is of their lives, they can get education, crack down on corruption and move forward with business and kenya was at a crossroads. a choice between peril and promise. he said effectively that there was a situation whereby they needed to turn away from dependency on foreign powers, to make life their own. this i

andrew simmonds has the details. >> president obama started in relaxed style, at the global entrepreneurship without notes or a teleprompter. he did it as lib and used kenyan-swahili slang and praised them for the way they were doing business, encouraging entrepreneurs to do more and announcing a series of merures to help them and said that africa was open for business. the economy was doing so much better. >> when i was here in nairobi 10 years ago it looked different than it does today, and the incredible progress that has been made - imagine what could happen if more and more of our global business leaders, and global capital paid a visit. and actually had a conversation as opposed to just being blinded by some of the stereotypes promoted. it could move faster. >> later it was on to state house and talks with kenyatta, the kenyan president. they want more help in the war against terror cash for security and training. obama said he'd do na but made a warning saying the government should not isolate the muslim community, didn't use those words, said a legitimate minority saying there was da