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Mama Sarah Obama with guests who visited her home in Kogelo Siaya county on July 11 2015. [PHOTO/ COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]
In Kogelo village, the ancestral home of US President Barack Obama, expectations are high that he will visit even if for a few hours and meet his brothers and sisters.
A drive to Mama Sarah's home reveals a quiet environment with no visible activities along the road to indicate the US President will be visiting, but as one reaches Obama's grandmother's home, many preparations became apparent.
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