The Government of KENYA has declared a public holiday on Thursday to celebrate the election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the US.
President Kibaki has announced that Kenyans will take a day off to mark the historic election of Obama to the most powerful office on earth.
Even as the President made the declaration, Kenyans had already started to celebrate Obama's victory with song and dance breaking out in Kibera, Nairobi and Kogelo, the US President-elect ancestral home as soon as US media projected the Democrat's victory.
Scenes of wild celebrations were also seen at the Kenyatta International Conference, Nairobi where Kenyans kept vigil all night following the US election in giant screens.
Said President Kibaki: “This is a momentous day not only in the history of the United States of America, but also for us in Kenya. The victory of Senator Obama is our own victory because of his roots here in Kenya. As a country, we are full of pride for his success
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