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Kenyan politicians have lost all shame as they out-do each other in squeezing the last drop of blood from the country’s long-suffering citizens. It is now emerging that politicians and their allies are putting pressure on the state-owned National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to stop selling staple grains to milling companies.

Obama’s dad and his many loves Posted on 21 November 2008 By John Oywa and George Olwenya He loved style and elegance. A tobacco pipe, a parted hairdo, and generosity were some of his conspicuous trademarks. A Harvard-educated economist, Barack Hussein Obama Snr, was as charming as he was intelligent.

Kenya’s giant 42-member cabinet failed this week to discuss a judicial report implicating its members in violence that killed 1,500 people. A Cabinet meeting called by President Mwai Kibaki on Thursday was widely expected to decide a government position regarding the report.

The Standard (Nairobi) - November 13, 2008 Nairobi (Kenya) - President Kibaki on Wednesday became the first African leader to receive a telephone call from US President-elect Barack Obama. This hints that the presidency of Obama, whose father Barack Obama Senior hailed from Kogelo village in Siaya District, is likely to hold Kenya with a special interest.

Congo Fighting forces civilians to flee

As a former Kenyan citizen, does Obamas open involvement in Kenyan presidential politics raise troubling questions about his loyalties? Apparently Obama traveled to Kenya on official business as a US Senator; the trip was funded by US taxpayers. Odingas policy positions were against stated US interests.

Kenya — Nyangoma, Kogelo Village Undergoes Complete Metamorphosis Posted on 08 November 2008 The Kogelo village and the Obama family have undergone a complete metamorphosis, literally. A second bull and several goats and sheep were slaughtered on Thursday as celebrations entered the third night.

Why Kenya’s pride in Obama victory is tempered Posted on 07 November 2008 By Murithi Mutiga Wednesday, 5 November 2008 This is a bittersweet moment for Kenyans. There is considerable joy at the achievements of Mr Obama, who makes no secret of his East African heritage.

Kenya and the World react to Obama victory Posted on 06 November 2008 People carry an U.S. flag as they celebrate U.S. President-elect Senator Barack Obama’s historic White House victory in Nairobi’s Kibera slum on Wednesday.

Kenyan President, Mwai Kibaki, has declared Thursday, 6 Nov. a public holiday for Kenyans to celebrate the victory of one of their own- the son of a Kenyan! “This is a momentous day not only in the history of the United States of America, but also for us in Kenya.