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
Just lost the most important person in my life – my gran, Mama Sarah. My heart is broken! But as I write, not able to stop the tears from pouring, I know I was blessed to have her for so long! My inspiration, my rock, my comfort zone, my safe space. Rest in peace Dani! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/GkkKrL4oYb
— Auma Obama (@AumaObama) March 29, 2021
Mama Sarah, as the step-grandmother of the former U.S. president was fondly called, promoted education for girls and orphans in her rural Kogelo village. https://t.co/d1kTc66mz8
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) March 29, 2021
1988 when Barack Obama visited his grandmother mama Sarah Obama. Rest In Power pic.twitter.com/uW6LECa8LC
— WaHeru 🇰🇪 ☥ (@AlphaMsanii) March 29, 2021
Message of Condolence by the Council of Governors on the passing of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama. May her soul rest in eternal peace pic.twitter.com/GWfhgCseqc
— Council of Governors (@KenyaGovernors) March 29, 2021
2017. Mama Sarah Obama Goodwill Ambassador in Tsetse fly eradication receiving Dr. Pamela Olet KENTTEC CEO in Alego Kogelo to sensitize community on need to embrace modern techniques in tsetse eradication.
— Kenya Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (@KenyaTsetse) March 29, 2021
May she rest in eternal peace. we have lost an Ambassador and commander pic.twitter.com/U0pVaXncwt
In 2008 I photographed Mama Sarah Obama. I walked into her gate unannounced and she graciously accepted l photograph her as she worked in her compound. A month later, her grandson Barack Obama was elected as the 44th US President. May she rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/s4TJ5cWo1Z
— Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi) March 29, 2021
Sarah Onyango Obama, stepgrandmother of Barack Obama, died on Monday at a hospital in Kenya. She was 99.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 29, 2021
Known widely among Kenyans as Mama Sarah, she was seen as the matriarch of the former president’s extended family in Africa.https://t.co/0J0qpPdnvk
My heartfelt condolences to the Family of Obama who has lost a mother, a grandma & a role model. Mama Sarah Obama, the Grandma to Former US President Barrack Obama dies at the age of 99 at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital. RIP MAMA SARAH pic.twitter.com/Gpsm3HIh2u
— CHERONO TOWETT LLB (@Mercy_Mutai9) March 29, 2021
President @BarackObama your grandmother's magnetic personality and ability to care deeply for others allowed her to cultivate many lasting relationships. She will always be remembered. May the soul of Mama Sarah Obama Rest in Peace. pic.twitter.com/fT8Wct3hbP
— James Orengo (@orengo_james) March 29, 2021
I had the privilege of meeting Mama Sarah twice (in 2015 & 2018); she was an AMAZING woman! Reminded me so much of my own grandmother - loved education yet didn’t get much of it!
— Timothy Otieno (@TimothyOtieno_) March 29, 2021
We spoke for a while in 2015 & gave me advise that I carry with me to this day. May she rest well🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/nW5zEy56m1
[VIDEO]: President Barack Obama dances with his grandmother Mama Sarah in Kogelo #RipSarahObama pic.twitter.com/Ggmi0wZdW1
— The African Voice (@teddyeugene) March 29, 2021
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