Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Sunday said he would not attend the US Presidential elections but noted that Kenya would be well-represented at the event in which Barack Obama is fighting it out with John McCain for the highest seat in the land.

The PM said he wholly supported Obama's candidature and was just as excited as many Kenyans about the historic event.

The PM who said he was optimistic Obama would win the elections said his candidature for Presidency was a great honour to Kenyans with whom he shared a common ancestry.

"He will be President", Mr. Odinga said emphatically at Sara Hussein Obama's home in Kogelo.

The PM was paying a courtesy call on the old lady who is Obama's Kenyan grandmother.

Sarah was however, cheerful as she gave interviews to international media.

Asked if all Kenyans supported Obama, Mr. Odinga said Kenyans were aware that Obama was an American but believed in the national and global stand he had taken on many issues, and his general stand on issues.

The PM said Obama's campaign slogan "Change we believe in" had inspired many Kenyans who also believed his outlook and policies on Africa would help to significantly improve co-operation between Africa and the US.

"An Obama presidency will definitely widen our scope of co-operation", the PM told the large crowd and a barrage of local and international journalists who crowded the home which is now under tight security after it was attacked last month.