Two weeks before the US elections and Obama Mania has hit Kenya! Remember, half of Obama’s genes come from Kenya so people here feel a special connection and pride with him. T-shirts, signs, bumper stickers, skirts and pins are showing up in the least expected places. The local news reels never miss an election update. Newspapers have more news on the elections than any other event. The pic shows our two main papers and this is only some of the articles featured that day! Then there is the 'Obama Musical' which is playing at our National Theatre- they say it is a story of a Kenyan America told in dance, music, narrative and song by George Orido. Local commercials are appearing more and more- my favorite one is from a local paint company called Duracoat and the spokesman is talking to Obama, standing in front of the White House reminding him that when he moves into that big house they can provide any one of 4000 paint options to ‘freshen up the color’ of that white house. He is...
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