[library user]

I believe I heard Obama himself say he’s in touch with Odinga almost daily.

I'm pretty sure he said that in a 2006 video, but not aware of anything from 2008 (not that it makes that big of a difference).

[texas_mrs]

Here is a link of Odinga telling the BBC that Obama is his cousin and that he has talked with him twice the day before by phone:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7177400/7177463.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&ms3=54&ms_javascript=true&bbcws=2