NAIROBI, KENYA — In Kenya, the birthplace of President Obama's father, word of the Nobel Prize was greeted by many as a hometown victory. Since his election last year, Obama, whose grandmother and half siblings still live in the East African country, has been a source of pride and inspiration to Kenyans, many of whom are bitterly disappointed by the corruption and ineffectiveness of their own leaders.
"It's another win for Kenya and for Africa," said Kenyan student Julius Omondi, 19, saying it was Kenya's second Nobel Prize in five years.
