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Kenya hospital reports Obama name boom

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KISUMU, Kenya, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A Kisumu, Kenya, hospital said it has experienced a boom of babies named for the family of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

The Nyanza Provincial Hospital said 43 babies were named for members of the Obama family between the Democrat's election victory and late afternoon Saturday, The New York Times reported Monday.

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The hospital said 23 boys were given the first and middle name combination of Barack Obama while 20 girls were named for his wife, Michelle Obama.

New mother Pamela Odhiambo said she gave birth during Obama's victory speech and named her new daughter Michelle Obama.

"It's a new start, a new beginning," Odhiambo said.

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