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*Obama’s Step-grandmother Dies In A Kenyan Hospital, Aged 99* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?wv Former United States President Barack Obama’s Kenyan step-grandmother Sarah Obama has died, aged at least 99. Mama Sarah, as she was called, passed away around 4 AM local time while being treated at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral hospital in Kisumu. ---------- Pindula is best experienced with the Android App. *Download APK here:* https://zero.pindula.co.zw/media/apps/apks/pindula23.apk _On Econet, Pindula does NOT use your data_ ---------- Her daughter Marsat Onyango told The Associated Press on a phone call: > She died this morning. We are devastated. A family spokesman Sheik Musa Ismail said Mama Sarah had been ill for a week before being taken to the hospital, adding that she had tested negative for coronavirus. President Barack Obama had been informed of the death and has sent his condolences, Ismail said. She will be buried Tuesday before midday and the funeral will be held under Islamic rites. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed her condolences over the passing away of Mama Sarah, describing her as an icon of family values. He said: > The passing away of Mama Sarah is a big blow to our nation. We’ve lost a strong, virtuous woman, a matriarch who held together the Obama family and was an icon of family values. > … She was a philanthropist who mobilised funds to pay school fees for the orphans. Sarah Obama was the second wife of President Obama’s grandfather and helped raise his father, Barack Obama, Sr. The family is part of Kenya’s Luo ethnic group. *More: ZimLive.com* itel A50 now available on Pindula at $84 64GB storage, 2GB RAM. _ideal for light usage_ _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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