Former US President Barack Obama has mourned his grandmother Mama Sarah Obama. Mama Sarah breathed her last on the morning of Monday 29th, March 2021 at the age of 99.
Obama said that the family chooses to celebrate the long life of their matriarch.
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
What Obama Said About His Grandmother
In a Facebook post, Obama goes on to narrate the life of Mama Sarah.
While still in her teenagehood, she was married off to Obama’s grandfather, who was much older than her. She had no formal education and raised 8 children in her mud thatched house
Though she was not the biological mother of Barack Obama Senior, she raised him as her own.
Although not his birth mother, Granny would raise my father as her own, and it was in part thanks to her love and encouragement that he was able to defy the odds and do well enough in school to get a scholarship to attend an American university.
She lived to see one of her grandchildren become President of the United States.
The former President’s sister Auma Obama also mourned her granny and thanked those who sent the family messages of comfort.
To all of you sending messages, know that I am seeing them and am hearing you you all. Just cannot reply to all. Thank you, thank you for your condolences! I feel your love and concern. ???❤️ https://t.co/WlxCHzgE8Z
— Auma Obama (@AumaObama) March 29, 2021
Mama Sarah Obama passed on at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu after a short illness.
Condolence Messages For Mama Sarah Obama
Several leaders have also sent their messages of condolences to the family.
"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," ~President Uhuru Kenyatta
Read more: https://t.co/twnoaR8GOK pic.twitter.com/dJMYlOESqu
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) March 29, 2021
This morning when Mama Kisumu, Dorothy Nyong'o and myself paid our last respects to Mama Sara Obama at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital.
Go thee well the Matriach of Kogelo ! pic.twitter.com/l71Oz3iSJM
— Gov. Anyang' Nyong'o (@AnyangNyongo) March 29, 2021
Mama Sarah Onyango Obama broke barriers, went against the grain and helped foster confidence in women leadership. She was transformational and fearless. We will miss her warmth and signature smiles that inspired many of us.
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) March 29, 2021
In between, she became a symbol of the Resilience and Confidence of the African woman with a unique capacity to face the challenges of life. She utilized her grandson President @BarackObama's rise to promote the education of girls and fight social ills through her Foundation.
— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) March 29, 2021
After family consultations, Mama Sarah will be buried tomorrow, 30th March 2021 under Muslim rites.
At C.O.K we condole with the Obama family. May she rest in peace.
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