Malik Obama says he will run for governor of western Kenyan
region of Siaya, according to Bloomberg News.Siaya County is facing a lot of
problems from poor infrastructure to poverty due to bad leadership," Malik
Obama said in a recent campaign appearance. "I will change this if
elected."Obama, 54, will compete as an independent candidate during the
March 4 national elections, he told a public gathering yesterday in Kogelo,
about 310 kilometers (193 miles) west of the capital, Nairobi. Obama, who
shares the same father as the U.S. president, said he will use his relationship
with his half brother to address issues such as poverty and unemployment.
"Kenya's elections in March will be the first since
2007, when a dispute over the outcome triggered ethnic fighting in which more
than 1,100 people died and at least 350,000 more were forced to flee their
homes. Source (Bloomberg)
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