Obama's Kenyan relatives celebrate re-election
Jubilation in Kogelo -- the small village in Kenya once home to U.S. President Barack Obama's late father.<br/> <br />Many here held vigil through the night, hoping for an Obama victory -- and once the results started trickling in, these folks were overjoyed.<br/> <br />Here among the revelers is the U.S. president's grandmother Sarah, who still calls Kogelo home.<br/> <br />She said she knew all along that Obama would win re-election.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Luo) OBAMA'S GRANDMOTHER, SARAH OBAMA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I was not worried in my heart because I had full faith and confidence that he was going to win."<br/> <br />But Obama's half-brother Mustafa -- seen here tending their father's grave -- didn't share Sarah's confidence.<br/> <br />He feared the poll wouldn't be free and fair.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S HALF BROTHER MUSTAFA OBAMA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We were very nervous. In fact we thought that there was a plan to rig my brother out because every time his supporters were voting the outcome was saying Romney instead of saying Obama so we were very nervous."<br/> <br />Sub-Saharan Africa -- including Kenya -- went virtually unnoticed in the U.S. presidential election campaign -- trumped by pressing domestic issues and a dragging war in Afghanistan.
