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US President Barack Obama’s big dream that made him rule world

 
Barack Obama sits outside his step-grandmother's house during his first visit to Kenya in 1988. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

So many things can happen in 28 years. One can rise from a nondescript person to become the most powerful man in the world. This is the story of US President Barack Obama.

When he visited Kenya for the first time in 1988, he was shocked that though he was largely unknown, the name was not strange at all.

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