Kenya Declares Nov. 6 Public Holiday To Celebrate Barack Hussein Obama Electoral Victory In U.S.
November 5th, 2008
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Nairobi, Kenya - Nairobi declared Thursday Nov. 6 a public holiday to celebrate the poll victory of Kenya’s favorite grandson - U.S. president-elect Sen. Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL).
In his congratulatory note, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, said, according to BBC, “We the Kenyan people are immensely proud of your Kenyan roots.”
Obama’s father (who has passed away) hailed from Kogelo Village in western Kenya. Following Obama’s triumph over rival Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the whole nation celebrated. Obama’s step grandmother, Mama Sarah Hussein Obama, was spotted by BBC dancing outside her house as soon as it was confirmed he won.
Prior to the official declaration of Obama’s victory, Mama Sarah cautioned against early celebrations, but instead urged her countrymen to continuously pray for her grandson.
The rest of Africa was also in jubilation since Obama is the first African-American to become U.S. president.
South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, in a letter, said, “Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare a dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.”
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Barack Hussein obamaObama’s Kenyan relatives dance in the streets
In unison they began chanting in the Luo tongue: “Obama biro! Yao neyo,” or “Obama is coming! Clear the way!”
As the government in Nairobi declared the day a public holiday in celebration, the people of Nyangoma Kogelo, a small village in the hills of western Kenya where Mr Obama’s father grew up, were celebrating the ascension of their relative to the highest office in the world.
When CNN called the election in Mr Obama’s favour, the family ran out of the homestead of their matriarch, Mama Sarah, the President-elect’s step-grandmother. “We’re going to the White House! We’re going to the White House!” they cried as they danced down the driveway.
“This is what true democracy and humanity is all about,” said Malik Obama, his stepbrother.
Kezia Obama, who was the first wife of Mr Obama’s father and now lives in Bracknell in England, sat next to him in a burgundy dress and headscarf.
“First and foremost, let me congratulate my brother on his – our – victory. It is a great accomplishment. The American people have spoken and the world appreciates it. May Almighty God, Allah 
, peace be upon him, bring peace and blessing on all of us and our wonderful world,” said Malik Obama.
Despite the encouraging opinion polls, the family had controlled their expectations, said Reyson Obama, 32, a local barber. “I was just waiting for the result. When people are going to the ballot box you can’t judge before it’s finished.”
As the result became clear, a crowd of local well-wishers marched into the compound, ululating with joy, chanting and waving freshly-cut branches in the air, a traditional Kenyan celebration, before parading a cardboard cut-out of Mr Obama around the homestead.
Mama Sarah, 86, said: “I’m very happy for what’s happened and I’m happy for the whole world.”
Most residents of Nyangoma Kogelo are poor subsistence farmers. The Obama family home is modest and the dirt road to the village is only now being graded.
To one side, a group of men cut Barack Hussein Obama to pieces and hung them from a tree in preparation for a feast. The bull, named in honour of the new president, may have been the only McCain supporter for miles. He was doomed from the moment Ohio was called.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
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