Barack Obama campaigned for Raila Odinga in 2006 »

Posted By Klarissa 1 year, 2 months ago in News

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Why did Barack Obama, in 2006, as a member of the United States Senate, go to Kenya at taxpayer expense, and campaign for Raila Odinga.

Odinga lost the election.

From cnn:
The deaths in Kenya came as opposition supporters fought with police firing tear gas and live ammunition.

They were protesting the government's announcement Sunday that voters had re-elected President Mwai Kibaki with 51.3 percent of the vote, compared with 48.7 percent for Raila Odinga, the opposition leader.

Valley town of Naivasha on Sunday, where the Red Cross said there were reports of people being burned alive in their homes.

The Associated Press said more than 300 people were dead amid reports of horrific attacks, including the torching of a church where people who had sought refuge were burned alive.

Kenyan government officials said at least 209 people had so far been killed and around 75,000 forced to flee their homes as gangs of machete-wielding young men roamed the streets.

Witnesses told CNN Monday that they had seen widespread violence in the Nairobi slum of Kibera as angry Odinga supporters set fire to buildings. Police attempted to hold them back with tear gas and water cannon, witnesses said.