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No pomp as Mama Sarah is laid to rest

The body of Mama Sarah Obama being laid to rest at her home in Kogelo village Siaya county on March 30, 2021. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

When the news of Mama Sarah Obama’s death broke on Monday morning, social media was awash with messages of condolences.

In Kisumu, residents thronged the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital where her body was.

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