Uncommon holiday: Barack Obama Day



Barack Obama’s day was celebrated by Kenya citizen in different places. In Uganda the capital of Kenya, University students burned tyres and hoisted bottles of beer. They were celebrated it for around 2 days.




From the sprawling Kibera slums in Nairobi, Kenyan sang and danced together in honour of victorious son. The scene of wild celebrations were also seen at the Kenyatta International Conference. They keep vigil all night following the US Election in giant screens. In Kisumu city, there were a carnival atmosphere and people had poured onto the streets. They were singing Mr Obama’s praises together. In conclusion, Kenya citizen were happy about Obama’s victory and would like to celebrate it together.

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