OBAMA'S FAMILY IN KENYA PRAYS FOR HIS VICTORY

And, of course, when they do so, they pray to Allah:

NYANGOMA KOGELO, Kenya (CNN) -- The Obamas of Kenya still live as they have
for decades, even though their most famous relative is in a hotly contested race
to become the next president of the United States.

When we arrived, Sarah Onyango Obama was waiting with a smile as she cut up
corn maize preparing animal feed.

As the chickens clucked and a rooster crowed, "Mama Sarah" is as busy
bringing in the crops as her grandson is trying to bring in the votes.

"He's a good listener and if he's given a chance he will work hard for
America," she says in her native language.

Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother and Said Obama, his uncle, do not have
a television and live in a simple, single-story canary-yellow home several miles
from the closest village.

Still, they are closely following their relative's campaign for the
White House.

But Mama Sarah won't venture a guess on his chances. "I pray hard for
him and leave the rest to God," she says.