Why would they go to Kenya in/around Feb. of 1961?
First would be the whole murky wedding deal.
Second the embarrassment of her family caused her to leave the US with her fiance/husband.
Third, and what hasn't or doesn't seem to be discussed is what is going on in Kenya in 1961.
General elections were held for the first time in February 1961. Would/could Obama Sr. have seen this moment in Kenyan history important enough to go home to vote? Would Ann have been compelled to experience the history, the birth of a nation and a son born to a new country? Would Obama Sr. have desired his new son be born a New Kenyan?
That is a powerful motivation if you ask me.
Hmmmmm. Were I Barrak Sr. I would surely want my kid to be born in my newly reborn homeland.
(Look at me. I couldn’t even convince the eeeeeeeevil slime mom to name my only beggoten son nully III. *sigh*)