JohnCenaFan28
11-07-2008, 10:59 PM
Mothers in Kenya have marked Barack Obama's US election win by naming their babies after him.
More than half of the babies born in a Kisumu Hospital the day after the election were named either Barack or Michelle Obama.
Kisumu is close to the village where Mr Obama's father was born and raised and Mr Obama is a local hero.
The region erupted in celebration after he won the race for the White House, reports the BBC.
Of the 15 babies born in the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital in Kisumu, five boys were named Barack Obama and three girls were called Michelle.
One mum, Pamela Adhiambo, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and named them Barack and Michelle Obama.
"I made up my mind to name them long before the elections, and even if Obama had not won, I would still have done the same," she said.
-Nova
More than half of the babies born in a Kisumu Hospital the day after the election were named either Barack or Michelle Obama.
Kisumu is close to the village where Mr Obama's father was born and raised and Mr Obama is a local hero.
The region erupted in celebration after he won the race for the White House, reports the BBC.
Of the 15 babies born in the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital in Kisumu, five boys were named Barack Obama and three girls were called Michelle.
One mum, Pamela Adhiambo, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and named them Barack and Michelle Obama.
"I made up my mind to name them long before the elections, and even if Obama had not won, I would still have done the same," she said.
-Nova