Kenyan witchdoctor predicts Obama victory
This small village in the Kenyan countryside boasts a special connection to U.S. President Barack Obama.<br/> <br />Kogelo is the ancestral village of his father - and the birthplace of the Obama surname.<br/> <br />This is John Dima - a respected local witchdoctor who's trying to peer into the future to predict whether Obama will trounce Mitt Romney in his bid for the White House.<br/> <br />As his wife offers instructions on the preparation of John's prophetic potions, the witchdoctor says he foresees victory for the President.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Luo) KOGELO WITCHDOCTOR, JOHN DIMA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"His father was my friend; his grandfather was also my good friend. So I predict that Obama will win the presidency, that's all."<br/> <br />Thousands celebrated here in 2008 when Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States.<br/> <br />Some here are hurt that he hasn't visited the town where his grandmother still lives since he took office.<br/> <br />But most here are still rooting for Obama.<br/> <br />One man says he doesn't need magic to predict an outcome, he's instead been keeping an eye on the polls.<br/> <br />Obama only visited sub-Saharan African once in his four-year term - a brief stopover in Ghana between summits elsewhere.<br/> <br />The region has gone virtually unnoticed as a topic in the U.S. presidential election campaign - sidelined by talk of a stuttering economy, healthcare reform and a dragging war in Afghanistan.
