Barack Obama book on his Kenyan roots nets him Sh690m

Former US President Barack Obama. (Photo Courtesy)

A book based on his Kenyan father and roots earned former US President Barack Obama Sh690 million, the single biggest income stream contributing to the Sh2 billion he has made in 12 years.

In an illustration on the cover of the 44th US President’s memoir, Dreams From My Father, his father, Barack Obama Sr, is pictured sitting on his mother’s lap in Homa Bay about 80 years ago.