Posted on 01/06/2009 11:17:12 PM PST by FocusNexus
Sarah Obama, 86, will fly from her native Kenya to attend the inaugural festivities, the Kenyan government announced on Tuesday.
Sarah Hussein Onyango Obama isn't actually related to the next president by blood - she was the third wife of Barack Obama's paternal grandfather. The two must speak through an interpreter as she knows only a few words of English.
But they formed a close bond when he first visited Kenya in 1988.
Sarah Obama will attend a pan-African celebration the night of the inauguration. It's not the first time she's been to Washington: she came in 2004 to celebrate her step-grandson's inauguration into the U.S. Senate.
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"Its not the first time shes been to Washington: she came in 2004 to celebrate her step-grandsons inauguration into the U.S. Senate."
Wow, hadn’t heard about that! Well there is one thing that you can say with some accuracy about Barack Sr., he was one incredibly potent guy. I mean one has to ask, did he ever have a relationship with a woman where he didn’t leave a little bit of himself behind as a momento?
Asker to bring his birth certificate with her! We’d like to have a peek.
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