Nov 6th, 2008 · Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki declared today a national holiday to honor the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. Obama, who's father was Kenyan, has become a hero in the East African country. NPR's East Africa Correspondent Gwen Thompkins discusses the significance of Obama's win and how people are celebrating.
Nov 5th, 2008 · In the western Kenyan town of Kisumu, there have been all-night parties to watch the results of the U.S. election. The town is the provincial capital of the region that is home to Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Eleven people suspected of witchcraft were killed in May, but questions linger over whether neighbors believed the victims were witches. The belief in witchcraft thrives in the Kisii tribe, and reprisals are becoming increasingly violent.
Oct 7th, 2008 · Kenyan authorities have deported Jerome Corsi, the author of The Obama Nation: Leftists Politics and the Cult of Personality. Immigration officials said he didn't have a work permit. Corsi was detained at his hotel and ordered to leave the country.
Jul 29th, 2008 · Extra Golden is a unique group: a true collaboration of American and Kenyan musicians who play an original blend of Kenyan benga and American rock. On its extensive world tour, the quintet played its music and a traditional benga tune in a session recorded by KEXP.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · Bernard Lagat is the United States' best hope for an Olympic gold medal in the 1,500 meters in a century. The native Kenyan still thinks about his close second-place finish in Athens four years ago and hopes to do better in Beijing.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · The stories of Nigerian-born writer Uwem Akpan offer a well-crafted and chilling vision of Africa, from young Kenyan girls prostituting themselves to pay their younger brothers' school fees to a deadly bus ride down the spine of Nigeria.
Apr 24th, 2008 · Bill Clinton Okumu, an 11-year-old living in a Nairobi slum, wants to lead Kenya when he grows up. His mother, who picked out the name for her third child in 1997, just wanted to associate herself with the American president, her husband says.