On 29th Monday of March 2021, Kenyans were thrown into mourning after shocking news of late Mama Sarah Onyango Obama emerged.
Mama Sarah Obama died aged 99 years old after being unwell for a week .
According to the family spokesperson, Late Mama Sarah died in a Kisumu health facility while receiving treatment, the family denied that she did not succumb to COVID-19 disease.
President Uhuru Kenyatta led the rest of Kenyans in mourning the death of Obama’s matriarch
“The passing away of Mama Sarah is a big blow to our nation??. We’ve lost a strong, virtuous woman. A matriarch who held together the Obama family and was an icon of family values,” ~President Uhuru Kenyatta