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Kenya to deport Obama critic Corsi- (UPDATED)
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Photo/REUTERS
Posted Tuesday, October 7 2008 at 11:01
In Summary
- The Kenya Government has decided to deport Dr Jerome Corsi.
- Dr Jerome Corsi is in Nairobi to launch his 'Obamanation' book.
The Kenya Government has decided to deport Dr Jerome Corsi, the author of a book critical of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Immigration officials have been holding him since Tuesday morning as he was due to launch the book, The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality at Laico Hotel, Nairobi.
He was driven to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport accompanied by an aide and he is on his way out of the country, according to a source.
Earlier, witnesses said the author was seized by immigration agents and sources told the Daily Nation he was being held at Nyayo House, Nairobi, the headquarters of the Ministry of Immigration.
At the time, a senior immigration official in charge of investigations, Carlos Maluta was quoted by the Associated Press as saying: "We still haven't decided what to do with him."
The book questions Obama’s character and his fitness to run for the White House. It also explores links between the Illinois Senator and Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The book is largely seen as a smear campaign meant to undermine the Democratic candidate with charges that his criticism of Mr Obama is anchored on inaccuracies.
A Press invite to Tuesday’s launch read in part: “Dr Corsi will also expose details of deep secret ties between US Democratic presidential candidate Barrack Obama and a section of Kenya Government leaders, their connection to certain sectoral groups in Kenya and subsequent plot to be executed in Kenya should Senator Obama win the American presidency.”
Meanwhile, the management of the hotel that Dr Corsi was scheduled to launch his book has distanced itself from a press conference the American was to address.
In a press release, the hotel said: “We would like to assure our business partners and the public at large that Laico Regency Hotel is a law abiding institution and does not condone any smear campaigns. The management cannot allow such activities to take place.”
It revealed that the booking for the news conference had been made by Peter Mbae, the editor-in-chief of the Eagle Christian magazine.
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Submitted by jaluo12345Posted November 29, 2008 02:26 PM
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Submitted by kenmare69
There’s an entrenched bias in the western world, particularly in the United States, that black folks are mainly lazy, ignorant, angry, and other such ungenerous epithets. I’m among the Kenyans excited about the Obama phenomenon not because I believe blindly that as president he will splash Kenyans with fortunes and favor, but because his ascend to the most powerful office on earth will influence a shift in that racial bias. Not to mention the inspiration for greater achievement that millions of Africans everywhere would jive along with.
Posted October 09, 2008 06:28 PM -
Submitted by ombwengi
This is for you Andre2007.First you must think that Kenyans are stupid.What is Mr. Corsi doing campaigning for McCain in Kenya if we are just blind supporters.It is true that the Americans will decide, but Kenya is not one of the US states where one can go and campaign.Some people like you are in denial.However you can't stop what the Americans have decided. Obama's WIN is around the corner. You will remember this comment come November 4th.
Posted October 09, 2008 06:20 AM -
Submitted by kenmare69
darylwallace, as you talk about voting history, you seem to overlook Obama's record in the Illinois legislature where he worked across party lines. Likewise, one of the reasons he was elected president of the Harvard Law Review was his temperament regarding left/right positions. McCain's belligerent undertones and his reluctance to accept that a different dynamic is at play in global affairs makes him a whisper away from G.W. Bush. That's why the international community cares to favor Obama.
Posted October 08, 2008 10:22 PM -
Submitted by darylwallace
I am curious. What is it that the international community thinks Obama will be abe to do? Personally, I will not vote for Obama. I don't disagree with all of his philosophy, I can just see a pattern of partisanship in his voting record. He will not unite this country. It will stay divided, and continue to be ineffective. A president is not all-powerful. They are tempered by the legislative. At least McCain has a history of working with both parties.
Posted October 08, 2008 06:22 PM
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this is easy a caveman can do it ,if you go to another coutry for business do businessif you'er a tourist be one simple logic! u dont need a bible or GPS for direction mr corsi or whenever ur name is,chill.vist mt.kenya there's alot to see there.