Security was on Tuesday beefed up in Kogelo, Siaya county at the home of the late Mama Sarah Obama ahead of her burial slated for midday. Police only allowed entry for immediate family members and a few invited guests into the home. The Star established that the directives to restrict the number of mourners allowed into the compound to witness the burial was reportedly issued on Monday by top county security officers. Mama Sarah Obama,99, died on Monday morning at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and referral hospital where she had been admitted since Saturday last week. "We have instructions to allow only immediate family members and a few invited guests to attend the burial.

Source: The Star March 30, 2021 07:19 UTC