Obama and KenyaBarack Obamas political ascendancy has focused considerable global attention on the history of Kenya generally and the history of the Luo community particularly. From politicos populating the blogosphere and bookshelves in the U. S and Kenya, to tourists traipsing through Obamas ancestral home, a variety of groups have mobilized new readings of Kenyas past in service of their own ends. Through narratives placing Obama into a simplified, sweeping