President Barack Obama's step-grandmother and family matriarch dies in Kenya
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Family matriach Sarah Obama passed away Monday while receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment at a hospital in Kisumu, in Western Kenya, authorities said in a statement. She was 99.
"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," said Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in a statement.More Related News