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K’ogelo reacts to ‘bad news’ Barack Obama might not visit ‘home’

Renovation work continues at the home of Mama Sarah Obama in Kogelo, Siaya County, despite indications that US President Barack Obama will not visit village when he tours Kenya next week. [PHOTO: COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]

Residents of K’ogelo are disappointed at reports indicating that US President Barack Obama will not visit his ‘ancestral home’, after all.

But Mama Sarah Obama, reacting to US ambassador Robert Godec’s remarks, urged them to understand the President’s role as a world leader. Obama’s grandmother said residents should not take the visit as a private one, stressing that Obama is coming to Kenya on official engagement.

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