The Kenyan president has received a standing ovation from journalists for refusing to move on LGBT rights.

Yesterday Barack Obama called on African nations to grant equal rights for homosexuals, saying he was "painfully aware of the history when people are treated differently under the law" - drawing on his own background as an African-American in the US.

He held long bi-lateral talks with Kenyan president President Uhuru Kenyatta, who until recently was subject to serious charges by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to post-election violence in early 2008.

A joint press conference after the meeting became tense when the issue of LGBT rights arose, with President Kenyatta affirming Kenya’s staunch opposition to legalising homosexuality.

Gay sex is a crime in Kenya and is punishable by up to 14 years in jail.

Aisling Laing is African Correspondent with The Telegraph, she joined Shona Murray earlier this morning

The US President is to conclude his visit to Kenya with a televised address at the Kasarani sports stadium in the capital, Nairobi.

The two-day trip, which began on Friday, is his first visit as president to the land where his father was born.