Sleepy K'ogelo village comes to life

Nicholas Rajula, the proprietor of Kogelo Resort in Siaya county and spokesperson for Kogelo village clan. The once sleepy village has had different angles of development since US president hsa roots in the village. (PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR/ STANDARD)

The celebrations lasted three days. Nyangoma K’ogelo Primary School, renamed President Barack Obama Primary School, was literally in a lockdown. Among the thousands of merry makers on the school ground were villagers, journalists, secret service agents and tourists.

More than 80 bulls, countless goats and chicken were slaughtered as K’ogelo village celebrated the election of its favourite son — Barack Hussein Obama — as the first black President of the US. Ecstatic Ohangla musicians sang for long hours as big television screens mounted by the Standard Media Group beamed results of the US elections. The party kicked off on November 5, 2008.