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Why Obama will keep off Kenya when Uhuru or Ruto is president

My good friend, advocate Donald Kipkorir was supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. Mr Kipkorir’s out-of-the-box kind of thinking never ceases to amaze me! With Obama-mania rocking the borders of Kenya, Kipkorir probably stood alone in Romney’s support.

Regardless of which side any Kenyan was on, I don’t think we derive anything significant from Barack Obama’s presidency. It’s mere symbolism for Kenya. The skinny man with a Kenyan father. And definitely Obama, Sasha and Malia are ethnic Luo.

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