Ugandans for Obama
UFOs sighted - Ugandans for Obama!
The common greeting here [In Uganda] is "Oli otya," Luganda for "How are you?" But now most American visitors are greeted with a different question: "How is Obama?" - So writes Illinois journalism professor Bill Recktenwald writes about his visit to a university there and the rallies he witnessed in support of Obama.
Rechtenwald writes about Bernard Sabiti, 25, who hosts a radio show combating HIV/AIDS and recently started a Ugandans for Obama (UFO) group. Sabiti says: "We admire his honesty; that is a rare thing in a politician. I placed a few posters around the university asking if people are interested in the election, or if they simply admire him, they should send me an e-mail." He had more than a hundred responses.
Mawa Haruna, 24, adds: "It is not just those in the universities, or those in business who are following the election. If you go to St. Balikuddembe, the main market in Kampala you will find many people who have never set their eyes on a blackboard, who cannot read a newspaper, but they can tell you who Barack Obama is. If he is elected then we feel that more attention will be paid to the problems of Africa."
Another articles mentions The Obama Solidarity Group, another which was launched by students at Makerere University, the largest in Uganda, on January 18. One of the founders, Silver Mulindwa, said:"Our group has been formed to see that our candidate gets support from not only Americans but other parts of the world including Uganda because he is a symbol of Africa in a western democracy. We have campaigned among the Americans working in Uganda and they have shown support for the candidate." The Kampala Monitor also has an article about this phenomenon: Obama bug bites Ugandans.
The common greeting here [In Uganda] is "Oli otya," Luganda for "How are you?" But now most American visitors are greeted with a different question: "How is Obama?" - So writes Illinois journalism professor Bill Recktenwald writes about his visit to a university there and the rallies he witnessed in support of Obama.
Rechtenwald writes about Bernard Sabiti, 25, who hosts a radio show combating HIV/AIDS and recently started a Ugandans for Obama (UFO) group. Sabiti says: "We admire his honesty; that is a rare thing in a politician. I placed a few posters around the university asking if people are interested in the election, or if they simply admire him, they should send me an e-mail." He had more than a hundred responses.
Mawa Haruna, 24, adds: "It is not just those in the universities, or those in business who are following the election. If you go to St. Balikuddembe, the main market in Kampala you will find many people who have never set their eyes on a blackboard, who cannot read a newspaper, but they can tell you who Barack Obama is. If he is elected then we feel that more attention will be paid to the problems of Africa."
Another articles mentions The Obama Solidarity Group, another which was launched by students at Makerere University, the largest in Uganda, on January 18. One of the founders, Silver Mulindwa, said:"Our group has been formed to see that our candidate gets support from not only Americans but other parts of the world including Uganda because he is a symbol of Africa in a western democracy. We have campaigned among the Americans working in Uganda and they have shown support for the candidate." The Kampala Monitor also has an article about this phenomenon: Obama bug bites Ugandans.
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