Malik Obama also criticized some decisions by his brother and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, especially the move to oust former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
Advertisement
The report shows the reporter spoke to Malik at his Kogelo home and includes a photograph of him wearing a Trump campaign hat with the slogan “Make America Great Again”.
“This is the time we need him most, not when he is out of the White House”, said Malik Obama, adding that Kenya should have benefited more from his half-brother’s presidency. “Was probably treated badly by President – like everybody else!” the 69-year-old tycoon said.
But Malik is also quoted railing against the USA president for allegedly showing little interest in his Kenyan family and declining to support Malik’s campaign in the Siaya gubernatorial race in 2013.
Malik Obama said he felt his half-brother could have done more for his family in Kenya.
This is the appropriate answer: President Obama’s brother felt betrayed by the current administration and wanted someone who “speaks from the heart”. He said he will come back to the U.S.to cast his vote in November.
In contrast, Mr Obama said that presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who served as secretary of State in his first term, is supremely capable of taking over the reins of power in January. He previously held a residence in Maryland, where he worked as a consultant for several years, and is registered to vote there. Obama Sr met and then married Barack’s mother Stanley Ann Dunham, after he enrolled at University of Hawaii.
Advertisement
US President Barack Obama pictured with his half-brother Malik Obama. Once best men at each other’s weddings their relationship now seems to have gone sour, with Malik claiming he hasn’t spoken to his presidential brother for a year. “Honestly, I’ll be happy when my brother is out of office, and I will finally be out of the limelight and be able to live like a human being”. America, and the world, can not afford the same to happen again.
