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Kogelo villagers upbeat on their ‘son’s’ legacy, to gain more

Mama Sarah Obama. (Photo: Jenipher Wachie/Standard)

Nyangoma Kogelo – the once sleepy village in Siaya County where outgoing US President Barack Hussein Obama traces his ancestral roots – remained calm as their son prepares to leave office, hundreds of miles away.

Thursday, President Obama’s grandmother, Sarah, spent the day in her house where her handlers said she was following her grandson’s preparations to hand over power to his successor Donald Trump on television.

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