"We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information"

"We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information"

The words of the Kenyan government, explaining why "The Kenyan government has barred unapproved contacts between the media and President-elect Barack Obama's
extended family.

Family members will be required to receive permission from the government before making any public statements about their famous relative, according to the Nairobi Star.

"We are doing this because we want to ensure better flow of information," Athman Said, an under-secretary in the Ministry of Heritage, told the Obama family in Kogelo.

"The government has decided that you should inform its officers who will be based here if you want to address the media."

Journalists wishing to speak with the family must first be approved by the government. "

You can read the rest of the article here.

Anyone would think that the Kenyan government and maybe the Barack Obama team had something to hide re his Kenyan connections, especially those to Raila Odinga.