Globaltipsg.com has
established that the Former US President Barack Obama has been bereaved as Mama
Sarah Obama is dead, family sources confirmed to local media outlets.
She was the
grandmother to Barack Obama, the former President of the United States.
Mama Sarah had
been sick for a while and died while undergoing treatment at Jaramogi Oginga
Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu.
She was the
third wife of Hussein Obama and she died at the age of 99.
Mama Sarah was
a strong believer of the Islamic faith.
Sheikh Musa
Ismail Haji, Chairman of the Kisumu Muslim Association, said Mama Sarah will be
buried according to Muslim religious customs at her home in Kogelo tomorrow
morning (March 30).
In his message
of comfort, President Uhuru Kenyatta mourned the Obama family matriarch as an
icon of family values and a philanthropist whose contribution to the progress
of the Kenyan nation shall be dearly missed.
Former Prime Minister and ODM leader Raila Odinga has mourned
Mama Sarah as a “matriarch who lived ahead of her time” and “a symbol of the
resilience and confidence of the African woman with a unique capacity to face
the challenges of life.”
Kisumu Governor Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o described her as a
motherly figure to many and a philanthropist who helped to mobilize funds to
pay school fees for many and vulnerable children. She also supported many
widows.
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