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Introducing Mama Sarah, the avid farmer

Mama Sarah Obama (middle) joins Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga (left) in a dance at Senator Obama Primary School in Siaya yesterday. This was during the opening of Siaya County 2015 Investment and Tourism Expo. 23/07/15. PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA/STANDARD

 

Mama Sarah Obama, US President Barack Obama’s glamourous grandmother never ceases to amaze. She was busy threshing maize with her fingers from their cobs amid animated chat and laughter in the company of women, many years her junior, when I walked in after a routine security check at her well guarded gate.

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