Obama’s step-grandmother buried in western Kenya
Published on March 30, 2021 at 3:07 PM by FACE OF MALAWI
US former President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah has been buried at her home in western Kenya in accordance to Muslim rites.
Mrs Obama died on Monday after a short undisclosed illness.
Former President Obama while eulogising her said she was a “bridge to the past” and that her stories helped “fill a void”.
Kenya’s Daily Nation newspaper tweeted a video of Mrs Obama’s burial:
Mama Sarah Obama buried at her home in Kogelo pic.twitter.com/3jXJ2FogCE
— Nation Africa (@NationAfrica) March 30, 2021
