Posted on 12/20/2008 1:25:27 PM PST by FocusNexus
The Kenyan government has blocked members of President-elect Barack Obama's extended family from talking to the media.
Www.allafrica.com reports that the Kenyan government told family members that they would have to ask for official permission before issuing any statement concerning Obama. It said the government would also vet all those seeking information about the family.
"We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information. The government has decided that you should inform its officers who will be based here if you want to address the media," Athman Said, an Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Heritage, told the Obama family in Kogelo on Thursday.
A proposed Obama Cultural Home, comprising a museum, a gallery, a library and a leadership centre would be put up in Kogelo, Said told the family. A cultural officer, Dorcas Obege, will also be assigned to Kogelo to vet visitors and others seeking information about the family.
(Excerpt) Read more at punchng.com ...
See also:
Kenya: Twenty-Eight IFEX Members Call for President to Reject Draconian Media Bill
One question: What are they afraid of?????
It sounds like they are in on the gag...
Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler and other notoriously deceptive tyrants and murderers had the same policies in place for their societies.
Kenya is a fascist state for doing this.
More Kenya related:
Raila (Odinga , Kenya PM)snubs US team over 2007 election
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152029/posts
Raila (Odinga) to lead team for Obama fete in US
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144062/posts
Do you think any enterprising journalists will try to move incognito into Kenya and try for an interview??
There goes the Buraq Hussayn Ubama birth place souvenier stand!
Kenya is a Democracy, right?
What makes you think this same fascism won’t be routinely practiced here in the near future, as well? After all....change HAS come to Amerika.
Send them a copy of his two books (that he didn't write) - that's all we got.
All the necessary information and copies of documents has already been acquired.
While I would oppose this, I also envision a world without a Billy Carter or Roger Clinton.
But then we would have been denied significant comic relief.
So do we have a hostage situation or is this more like Comrade Raila doing a favor for Comrade Barack?
Note they are not only gagging the family, but also investigating anyone who dares to ask questions about Obama:
“It said the government would also vet all those seeking information about the family.”
I’m sure this will make the front page of the NY Times.
For one thing, some, including the Kenyan ambassador to the United States, have said that Obama was born in Kenya. That alone, if true, tells us that he is not constitutionally eligible for POTUS.
It wouldn't surprise me if they changed ambassadors as part of this crackdown against talking about the Great O.
They want to “...ensure a better flow of information...” Well that’s OK then!
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Do you know this for sure? It would be happy news if true.
- snicker -
Nothing to see here....move along.
Wasn’t his illegal immigrant, Aunt in Boston to speak to the press after the election?
“All the necessary information and copies of documents has already been acquired.”
Which necessary information and copies of documents are you referring to? I assume one would be Obama’s b.c. And may I ask who you are referring to that has acquired these necessary pieces of information?
What are they afraid of? They are afraid that the truth about Barack Hussein Obama will slip out, and that would cause them to fear the wrath of Obama and Odinga.
Headline?
Obama Revives "Fairness Doctrine"
"We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information. The government has decided that you should inform its officers who will be saying what, when and where," White House spokesman said,
Please see my post # 19.
“We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information.. and to VET VISITORS...”
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Sounds like the same IN-STINKS as our MSM...
Ahh. And keep your eye on U.S. aid to Kenya in the near future. It’s taking a big payoff to get them to cooperate in the cover up.
“is this more like Comrade Raila doing a favor for Comrade Barack?”
Raila (Odinga) to lead team for Obama fete in US
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144062/posts
Coming soon to the USA...
The Fairness Doctrine comes to Africa.
I thought you said you would stay away from these threads?
Our windmill to tilt at.
Nah, and miss out on all the fun? I said I was done arguing with you birther loons. However, I reserve the right to snarky drive-by posts.
Have a nice day!
OK Loon.
Please do not feed the troll.
To: curiosity
I thought you said you would stay away from these threads?
Our windmill to tilt at.
Curiosity is I believe one of BO’s paid bloggers that has radar when it comes to posts regarding the birth certificate. One mention of anything related to it, UP POPS CURIOSITY
CURIOSITY
Better, how?
You have a problem with folks being skeptical of Obama's natural-born status. Recognize that your personal knowledge of the matter equals theirs.
You are no more knowledgeable than they about this subject. Most of these people would like an answer to a question that only Obama can provide. You, on the other hand, have already made up your mind. Consider yourself close-minded.
Your arrogance and sarcasm are premature and stupid...but what else can one expect of such a pathologically uncritical thinker?
The American press seems to have self imposed restrictions on speech about Obama.
Ping for later
“We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information.”
In simple terms, “We want to sensor it”
Now we know why Baby’O worked so hard/spent so much to get him elected.
JB
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