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Doctor Cynic

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Fri Oct-17-08 08:52 PM
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Kenya seeks big airport for Obama

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Source: BBC

Kenyan MPs have called for an airport in the west of the country to be upgraded for Air Force One in case Barack Obama wins the US elections.

Mr Obama's father was born in Nyanza Province and the MPs say the local Kisumu airport should be expanded in case he wants to visit.

The Illinois senator is a local hero in his father's homeland, where a local beer has been named after him.

Mr Obama has never lived in Kenya and he has visited just three times.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7674202.stm

Yeah, it's better if he passes up on this given that there are more pressing issues.

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