A Kenyan mother who gave
birth to twin boys on Wednesday named her new-born children after the president
re-elect and his defeated Republican rival.
Millicent Owuor, 20,
delivered her twins, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, at a district hospital in
the town of Siaya in south- west Kenya, The Standard newspaper reported.
Owuor said she had named
her twins after the winning and losing US presidential candidates in order to
remember the day of the election.
Owuor gave birth to the
boys a short distance from the village of Kogelo, where President Obama’s
father was born and where his 90-year-old step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, still
lives.
Residents of Kogelo sang
songs, danced and cheered “Obama, Obama, Obama” after their candidate of choice
dominated key states including Ohio and New Hampshire leading him to win
another four years with his family in the White House.
Obama’s victory in the
presidential race on Tuesday signifies fresh hopes for Africa, as many
residents there see his re-election as a boost for Kenya-US relations, Reuters
reports.
At home Obama’s victory
was quickly followed by renewed fears of a looming financial cliff and the
worst day on Wall Street this year. Stocks tumbled 200 points at the opening
bell and the Dow Jones industrial average closed below 13 000 for the first
time since September 4. – Daily Mail
