Kenya is cheering for the new president!

Kenya, Obama's mother's home country, had celebrated Barack's victorious win in the U.S. People had said "We are going to feast tonight for his win" and had been happy to see the first Black President in the whole U.S. I was thinking, why be cheering if he is just the same race as you? It's not like your in that country. He is just here to help the economy. Don't just be cheering because he is a different race, cheer for him for helping us of what we want and need. What is your opinion of why they're cheering?