Congress woman should learn true cause of terror

The story of Ilhan Omar is romantic and beautiful. The 36-year-old, who became the first Somali-American elected to Congress in the US midterm elections in November, had a remarkable rise. Born in Somalia, her family fled to a refugee camp in Kenya when she was just eight, where she lived for four years before moving to the US. Some 23 years later, she was elected to Congress.

Though Omar is not Kenyan, she spent some of her formative years here, and I, along with many Kenyans, Africans and people around the world, was moved when she was sworn in just a few weeks ago.