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Mama Sarah: US President Barack Obama promised to return

Mama Sarah Obama being assisted by Captain Brian Odhiambo as she disembarks from a plane at Kisumu International Airport, after her meeting with US President Barack Obama. [PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]

President Barack Obama’s grandmother Mama Sarah Obama, has no regrets about her grandson’s failure to tour Kogelo during his recent visit to Kenya.

Speaking when she returned home from Nairobi, Mama Sarah said even though she had high hopes that President Obama would visit his father’s home in Siaya County, she came to a quick understanding of what it takes to be the president of the most powerful nation on earth.

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