funny how globalisation goes...

Kenya has declared Thursday a public holiday to celebrate the election of Barack Obama to the US presidency.

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In January, Kisumu was the scene of running battles between members of the public and police after riots broke out over the Kenya's contested elections.

But correspondents say the US election seems to have healed some wounds, with people reported to be saying that Mr Obama's victory is a victory for all Kenyans.

[from: here]