USA140724AA001NAIROBI — President Obama is leaving a lasting legacy in this East African country: a bumper crop of babies bearing his name.

Many families have been naming boys born during the president’s visit after Obama, said Eunice Omolo, the maternity ward direct at Avenue Group hospital, one of the biggest in Nairobi.

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