Onyango Obama: Last News

Barack Obama has paid tribute to his "beloved" grandmother who has passed away at the age of 99.Sarah Ogwel Onyanho, or known to many as "Mama Sarah" and to Barack as "Dani," was born and lived in Kenya.She "raised eight children, tended to her goats and chickens, grew an assortment of crops, and took what the family didn’t use to sell at the local open-air market."Sarah was the third wife of the former US leader's paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, and Sarah raised Barack's father although he was not her biological child.MORE: Michelle Obama's parenting style with daughters Malia and Sasha revealedA post shared by Barack Obama (@barackobama)Barack paid tribute to his "beloved" grandmotherBarack shared that it was her help and

“My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as “Mama Sarah” but known to us as “Dani” or Granny,” former president Barack Obama tweeted on Monday (Mar. 29), after news broke of the matriarch’s passing. She was 99 years old. Obama shared a family photo of him alongside his grandmother, the future president sitting alongside his “Granny” in Kenya. “We will miss her dearly,” added Obama, “but we’ll celebrate with gratitude her long and remarkable life.”

Former President Barack Obama‘s grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, has passed away at the age of 99.