Obama's step-grandmother Sarah has been buried at her home in western Kenya in accordance to Muslim rites

Obama’s step-grandmother Sarah has been buried at her home in western Kenya in accordance to Muslim rites

 

Obama’s step-grandmother buried in western Kenya

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:

 

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