Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah was laid to rest in Kenya on
Tuesday, March 30, a day after her death at age 99.
Photos
have been released showing relatives and members of the Muslim community
carrying Sarah Hussein Obama’s body before her internment ceremony at the
family’s home in Nyangoma-Kogelo village in Siaya county, western Kenya.
Sarah,
who raised Barack Obama’s father like her own child, was laid to rest before
midday local time under Islamic rites.
On Monday, shortly after her death was announced,
former US President Obama tweeted: “My family and I are mourning the loss of
our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to
many as ‘Mama Sarah’ but known to us as ‘Dani’ or Granny.
“We
will miss her dearly, but we’ll celebrate with gratitude her long and
remarkable life.”
Below
are more photos from Mama Sarah ‘s funeral.
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