Finally Uhuru and Obama meet in South Africa and exchanges a historic handshake

President Uhuru Kenyatta exchanged a historic handshake with his US counterpart Barack Obama on Tuesday – the first time the two were meeting after Kenya’s elections in March.
 
The two presidents were among over 90 leaders from across the globe who braved a heavy downpour to attend the epic memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela.

The historic memorial state service also attracted thousands of mourners from all walks of life who thronged the FNB stadium in Johannesburg to pay their tribute to the world icon and anti-apartheid hero.

The handshake was telling due to the ongoing International Criminal Court trials of Kenyatta and is  deputy William Ruto. America, though not a party to the court, has often been seen to advocate for the conclusion of the trials. The US is a permanent member of the UN Security Council which has twice thwarted attempts by Kenya and the African Union to have the Kenyatta-Ruto trials delayed.