Kenya been called Kenya for a long time.
My question is, why would they list the father’s birthplace as Kenya in 1961 when the Republic of Kenya wasn’t formed until 1963?
Wasn’t Kenya a British colony, and was called Kenya then also?
Some former colonies changed names, such as Tanganyika becoming Tanzania when it became independent. But I think Kenya was called Kenya when it was a colony.
Kenya been called Kenya for a long time.
Does the birth certificate correlate with the hospital records? Are the Nordyke twins and Obama on some register at the hospital that corroborates the BC? I mean, you would think this would be more convincing proof than a document that can be forged.
I used to read his piece every morning when it appeared (Tuesday I think) in the Indianapolis Star~ way back when I was in gradeschool ~ well before 1961. He wrote a Novel in 1955 about the Mau Mau in Kenya which he referred to as "Kenya". He also wrote Uhuru.
FOr Robert Ruark Kenya was a very real place long before independence in 1963.
You're kidding us, right? You didn't think they came up with the name Kenya until the date of independence?
Ruark was a pretty good writer. He could have stood his own ground in any internet thread.
Don't you think it might be a good idea to at least Google Kenya and look at the first reference?
Suggesting that no one referred to Kenya as Keyna before 1963 makes us look like a bunch of fools here.
ML/NJ