Obama's Eligible To Be President Of Kenya

"This man is Jesus. When will he come to Kenya to save us?"

Kenyan Man


Under the new Kenyan constitution, Barack Obama is a citizen of Kenya by birth who is eligible to be elected president of Kenya, whether he was born in Kenya or not.

Under the new Kenyan constitution, Barack Obama is a citizen of Kenya by birth who is eligible to be elected president of Kenya, whether he was born in Kenya or not.

The East African nation's new constitution was officially published as a proposal May 6 and was ratified as published Aug. 4 in a national referendum with 67 percent approval.

The Times of London last year reported, at the time of his inauguration as U.S. president, Obama was wildly popular in Kenya, with one man quoted as saying, The Obama administration spent $23 million of U.S. taxpayer money to support the "Yes" vote ratifying the new Kenyan constitution, which coincided with Obama's Aug. 4 birthday.