NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — For many across Africa and the world, Barack Obama’s election seals America’s reputation as a land of staggering opportunity. “If it were possible for me to get to the United States on my bicycle, I would,” said Joseph Ochieng, a 36-year-old carpenter who lives in Kenya’s sprawling Kibera shantytown, a maze of tin-roofed shacks and dirt roads. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki declared a public holiday Thursday in the country of Obama’s late father, allowing celebrations to continue through the night and into a second day. From Europe and Asia to the Middle East, many expressed amazement that the U.S. could overcome centuries of racial strife.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected]