[Fredslist] From Kenya re Obama

[Fred Klein]

Gothamite Lisa Mueller Welsien and her Danish diplomat husband are
stationed in Kenya and posted the following on her blog yesterday re Obama:
Life in Nairobi
Monday, November 3, 2008
November 3, 2008 - Kenya's OBAMAmania
The election is not until tomorrow and Barack Obama has not yet won the
presidency, but Kenyans don't seem to care! The whole country is getting
ready for the election, in a way that makes it seem like Kenyans can
actually vote in it. For example, since last week there have been so many
"Barack Obama" ads in the newspaper...including a full-page spread of his
picture! We read in the newspaper yesterday that the village that Obama's
father comes from has already chosen which bull they will slaughter if
Obama wins, and the village is planning to be shut down for a full day's
celebration on Wednesday. The biggest paper in Kenya, "the Daily Nation",
has a policy of not endorsing any political candidate as they reminded
readers in yesterday's Sunday paper, and yet the editor wrote an entire
column on why he really, really, really think Obama should and is going to
win. He is definitely Kenya's favorite half-son.

The icing on the cake, so to speak, is that a small, young theater company
here in Nairobi has written and began performing "Obama the Musical", a
theatrical production showcasing the life and times of Barack Obama through
song and dance. I am not kidding you! It was first performed at the
national theater yesterday and will be showing all week. Obama the Musical!
And in case you think I am making this stuff up, here is a link to a BBC
story about it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7702840.stm

So yes, the whole country is on edge! The cartoon in the paper yesterday
even joked that there would be more post-election violence in the country
if Obama loses. Let's seriously hope not!








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