Barack Obama’s beloved grandmother dies in Kenya aged 99 theguardian.com

‘We will miss her dearly, but we’ll celebrate with gratitude her long and remarkable life,’ Barack Obama said in a statement. Photo: The Guardian

Former U.S President, Barack Obama on Monday announced the death of his grandmother, affectionately known to many as Mama Sarah. She died in Kenya at the age of 99.

Sarah Obama was the third wife of the former president’s paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama. She died early on Monday in hospital in the western town of Kisumu after a short illness, the Daily Nation newspaper reported, saying her death was not Covid-19 related.

Barack 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.”

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. pic.twitter.com/avDY4f1PVu

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 29, 2021

Sarah Obama became a celebrity in her own right after her step-grandson Barack Obama visited Kenya in 2006, two years before he was elected to his first White House term and while he was still a US senator for Illinois.

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