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Obama's Kenyan Village says Prayers for 'Son's' Reelection (The Daily Nation, Kenya)
The Daily Nation
Justus Wanga
10/28/2012
Excerpt:
"In churches and mosques, special prayers are being uttered to ask God for their son's victory. ... 'We know he was elected by God, and we must take our united prayers and petition Him so that he hands Obama another term,' says Mrs. Florence Otieno. Even his half-brother, Malik Abong'o Obama, thinks that what Barack requires now more than ever, is prayer. ... 'The best we can do for him now is pray. We cannot vote there, because we are Kenyans and this is an American process. But if we could, we would vote for him to propel his stab at a second term.'"
Kenya - The Daily Nation - Original Article (English)
It has been four years since the phenomenal election of Barack Obama as America's first African-American president.
Eight days from now, Americans will go to the polls in an election that will determine whether Mr. Obama retains his tenancy at the White House.
Opinion polls indicate that Obama faces a tougher battle against Mitt Romney than he did when he took his first stab at the presidency in 2008, and when he easily trounced Republican challenger John McCain.
This has made many of his Democratic Party supporters in the United States more tentative about their candidate’s chances on November 6.
But in Kogelo Village, Siaya County, the birthplace of his Kenyan father, passion for the president has never diminished.
The excitement is largely fuelled by pride - and not the expectation that Mr. Obama will shower the villagers with goodies or even send money “home.”
“This is our son. The fact that he is commander-in-chief of the United States is enough reason to be proud, even if he brings us no material things,” says 80-year-old Jerome Ombude.
Kogelo villagers have been following the election campaign, gathering for small “strategy meetings” at trading centers called "Kamukunjis," where in the evening, U.S. politics is analyzed.
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View the complete article at:
http://worldmeets.us/dailynationka00...l#.UJExa4a1vjU
The Daily Nation
Justus Wanga
10/28/2012
Excerpt:
"In churches and mosques, special prayers are being uttered to ask God for their son's victory. ... 'We know he was elected by God, and we must take our united prayers and petition Him so that he hands Obama another term,' says Mrs. Florence Otieno. Even his half-brother, Malik Abong'o Obama, thinks that what Barack requires now more than ever, is prayer. ... 'The best we can do for him now is pray. We cannot vote there, because we are Kenyans and this is an American process. But if we could, we would vote for him to propel his stab at a second term.'"
Kenya - The Daily Nation - Original Article (English)
It has been four years since the phenomenal election of Barack Obama as America's first African-American president.
Eight days from now, Americans will go to the polls in an election that will determine whether Mr. Obama retains his tenancy at the White House.
Opinion polls indicate that Obama faces a tougher battle against Mitt Romney than he did when he took his first stab at the presidency in 2008, and when he easily trounced Republican challenger John McCain.
This has made many of his Democratic Party supporters in the United States more tentative about their candidate’s chances on November 6.
But in Kogelo Village, Siaya County, the birthplace of his Kenyan father, passion for the president has never diminished.
The excitement is largely fuelled by pride - and not the expectation that Mr. Obama will shower the villagers with goodies or even send money “home.”
“This is our son. The fact that he is commander-in-chief of the United States is enough reason to be proud, even if he brings us no material things,” says 80-year-old Jerome Ombude.
Kogelo villagers have been following the election campaign, gathering for small “strategy meetings” at trading centers called "Kamukunjis," where in the evening, U.S. politics is analyzed.
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View the complete article at:
http://worldmeets.us/dailynationka00...l#.UJExa4a1vjU