Kenya: In the Footsteps of Her Brother, ObamaJohn Makeni 8 April 2011 Nairobi — At 6.30pm, all the seats are already occupied. A bespectacled man walks to the stage and announces that the public reading will start in a minute. Soon Dr Auma Obama emerges from a side door and proceeds to the podium. She is greeted by a round of applause, and she flashes a smile back. Dr Obama steers clear of the limelight, and this was a rare moment when she appeared in a public podium. After all, she is the half-sister of the world's most powerful man,...