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Obama half brother Malik seeks Kenya governor’s office
Politico
Kevin Robillard
1/14/2013
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President Barack Obama’s half brother is following his younger sibling into politics.
Malik Obama, 54, is running for the governorship of Siaya, a county in western Kenya, as an independent candidate. Bloomberg reports Malik Obama made the announcement Sunday, telling a crowd he would use his relationship with the U.S. president to address poverty and unemployment.
“Siaya county is facing a lot of problems from poor infrastructure to poverty due to bad leadership,” Malik Obama said. “I will change this if elected.”
Siaya is home to 842,000 people and has a poverty rate of 35.3 percent. Malik Obama and the president have the same father.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...ice-86133.html
Politico
Kevin Robillard
1/14/2013
Excerpt:
President Barack Obama’s half brother is following his younger sibling into politics.
Malik Obama, 54, is running for the governorship of Siaya, a county in western Kenya, as an independent candidate. Bloomberg reports Malik Obama made the announcement Sunday, telling a crowd he would use his relationship with the U.S. president to address poverty and unemployment.
“Siaya county is facing a lot of problems from poor infrastructure to poverty due to bad leadership,” Malik Obama said. “I will change this if elected.”
Siaya is home to 842,000 people and has a poverty rate of 35.3 percent. Malik Obama and the president have the same father.
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View the complete article at:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/0...ice-86133.html