Raila factor in Obama contest
Story by KEVIN J KELLEY
Publication Date: 5/18/2008
SUNDAY NATION Correspondent in NEW YORK
Right-wing activists in the United States are attempting to use Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan links to discredit him.
Senator Barrack Obama and Mr Raila Odinga. Photo/ FILE
The activists, most of them conseervative Christians, claim that Mr Obama is a relative of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, whom they describe as a “socialist who plans to introduce Sharia Law in Kenya”.
Mr Obama is leading his party’s presidential nominations and is almost certain to win against Senator Hillary Clinton.
He also stands a good chance against Senator John McCain of the rival Republican Party, thus making history as the first non-white to become a US president.
For the past two decades, American presidential campaigns have been conducted with every aspect of a candidate’s life placed under the microscope.
Analysts expect the Republicans to scour Mr Obama’s Kenyan links to find anything that they can use against him.
Some of the most widely circulated allegations originated last month in a chain e-mail from Celeste Davis, an American Chris...
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Raila factor in Obama contest Story by KEVIN J KELLEY Publication Date: 5/18/2008 SUNDAY NATION Correspondent in NEW YORK Right-wing activists in the United States are attempting to use Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan links to discredit him. Senator Barrack Obama and Mr Raila Odinga. Photo/ FILE The activists, most of them conseervative Christians, claim that Mr Obama is a relative of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, whom they describe as a “socialist who plans to introduce Sharia Law in Kenya”. Mr Obama is leading his party’s presidential nominations and is almost certain to win against Senator Hillary Clinton. He also stands a good chance against Senator John McCain of the rival Republican Party, thus making history as the first non-white to become a US president. For the past two decades, American presidential campaigns have been conducted with every aspect of a candidate’s life placed under the microscope. Analysts expect the Republicans to scour Mr Obama’s Kenyan links to find anything that they can use against him. Some of the most widely circulated allegations originated last month in a chain e-mail from Celeste Davis, an American Chris...