The Kenyan family of Barack Obama was the only black person to be elected to the US Senate in 2004.
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The son of a Kenyan father and American mother, Mr Obama won his seat after defeating a black Republican.
His family stayed up all night in Nyanza province in western Kenya to follow the election results.
“I am so, so happy,” his grandmother Sarah said. His uncle said he hoped his nephew could improve their life.
