President Obama’s grandmother, Sarah
Obama, is recovering at her home in
western Kenya after an accident that,
judging by the condition of the vehicle,
could have been much worse.
“God is with me, because if you could have
seen the wreckage that we came out of
safe, one would wonder,” Sarah Obama said
Monday.
Police in the town of Kisumu say the 91-
year-old was travelling to her home in the
village of Kogelo Saturday night when the
driver lost control, and the vehicle rolled into
a ditch.
All five people in the car, including her two
bodyguards, were taken to a hospital for
treatment. All were released with minor
injuries.
A hospital spokesperson says Sarah Obama
was bruised and in shock when she arrived
at the hospital. She was released about two
hours later.
“You can see I was not injured save for this
small scar on my right hand and I am not
even using a walking stick,” Obama said.
She said friends from as far away as the
United States and the Middle East have been
calling to check on her, but she assures
them, “Hakuna tabu!” That means ‘no
problem’ in Swahili.
Sarah Obama is the step-mother of
President Obama’s Kenyan father. She has
been to the U.S. a few times, and the
president has been to the village to visit
with her and other relatives three times. In
his memoir, “Dream From My Father,”
Obama called her “Granny.
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