{"id":42369,"date":"2021-11-26T09:26:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bwiza.com\/2021\/11\/26\/obama-s-aunt-passes-on-at-80\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:17:18","slug":"obama-s-aunt-passes-on-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwiza.com\/?p=42369","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s aunt passes on at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mama Hawa Obama, the sister of late Barack Obama Snr (former US President Barack Obama\u2019s father) has passed on.<\/p>\n<p>She died aged 80, her son Razick Amuna said while confirming her death.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, she died shortly before 1am Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>She was buried at her home in Kokal village, Oyugis, on Thursday afternoon in line with Muslim rites.<\/p>\n<p>Her family said she had been ailing after suffering a stroke more than two years ago. <\/p>\n<p>She had been admitted to Rachuonyo District Hospital for nine days after her condition deteriorated, and was discharged about five days ago.<\/p>\n<p>Her death comes eight months after that of Mama Sarah Onyango Obama, the former US President&#8217;s paternal grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Mama Hawa was married to the late Senior Chief Magak Odeka who died in 1993.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mama Hawa Obama, the sister of late Barack Obama Snr (former US President Barack Obama\u2019s father) has passed on. 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