Sarah Obama
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Sarah Onyango Obama is the paternal step-grandmother of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. She lives in Kogela village, 40 miles north of western Kenya's main town, Kisumu, on the edge of Lake Victoria.[1]. Her small farmhouse has no television, no telephone, no electricity, and no running water. [2] [3]
Sarah Obama was the third wife of Obama's paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama. Although not a blood relation, Barack Obama nevertheless calls her "Mama Sarah", since she had a major role in raising his father.[4]
Sarah Obama was just 16 when she married Obama's grandfather, an older man who was her father's friend. Arranged marriages and obedience to husbands -- enforced by beatings, if necessary -- were the plight of Kenyan women of her generation, she explained in Obama's book.[2]
Barack Obama's father, Barack Obama, Sr., died in a car accident in 1982.[5]
Sarah Obama recently publicly complained about the false reports that Senator Obama is a Muslim. She says that he is a Christian, just as she is.[6]. She has been frequently interviewed by the European press, such as in this clip taken in her home.[7] and she closely follows the political campaign.[8]
References
- ^ Pflanz, Mike (2008-01-11). "Barack Obama's Kenyan relatives keep faith". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b Fornek, Scott (2007-09-09). "Sarah Obama - 'Sparkling, laughing eyes'". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxMy_0qvLFU
- ^ "Barack Obama in Kenya".
- ^ Clayton, Jonathan (2008-01-07). "In Kenya, Barack Obama's family prays for end to conflict". The Times.
- ^ "Obama's grandma slams 'untruths'". Associated Press. 2006-03-05.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UreJZMY_2IY
- ^ http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/kenya.obama.relatives/index.html
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