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Mourners carry the body of Keziah Aoko Obama, the stepmother of former US President Barrack Obama at her home in Kogelo Siaya County on April 30, 2021, ahead of the burial. Keziah, the mother to Malik Obama, Auma, Aboo and Sadik Obama died at London hospital on April 13, 2021, after a long illness. (Collins Oduor, Standard)
The body of Keziah Aoko Obama, the stepmother to former US President Barrack Obama has arrived in Kogelo, Siaya County.
Keziah who passed on in the UK two weeks ago is to be laid to rest today.
At the airport, the family waited for about 20 minutes for a hearse that would ferry the body to her Kogelo home.
Standard Digital’s multiple interviews with neighbours suggested Aoko was highly cherished in Kogello.
It remains unclear whether the deceased, who is a Muslim, will be buried later Wednesday, April 14 in the UK in compliance with Islamic tradition.
“We, however, wish her remains can be transported to Kenya so that she can be interred at her ancestral home in Siaya,” said a relative.
The Obama family tree. [File, Standard]
Kenya and the UK have recently had a diplomatic row, with either country issuing travel restrictions against the other.
This development raises doubt on the possibility of Aoko being laid to rest in Kenya, especially after KQ suspended flights to the UK.
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