Obama’s Cousin Accuses Him of Deserting Their Family

A cousin of Barack Obama has accused the former US president of neglecting their family.

Razick Amuna whose mother Mama Hawa Auma Magak died on Thursday night claims the family has never received any help from Obama, who served as the 44th US president from 2009 to 2017. 

He says his mother, who died from a stroke after a long illness, had huge expectations when her nephew was elected president of the world’s most powerful nation.

“My mother used to sell charcoal in order to feed us never knowing that his brother (Barack Obama Snr) would sire a son who will be President,” Razick said.

“When Barack became President, my mother was very excited because she knew we would reap from his election. As her children, we were also excited because we thought our days of suffering had come to an end.”

Mama Hawa was the younger sister of Barack Obama Senior, the biological father of Obama.

“My mother is the one who follows Barack Obama Senior. The expectations we had after Obama became President did not bear any fruits. It seems like Obama did not know that his aunt was unwell and residing in Oyugis, Kokal location,” Razick added.

Mama Hawa died at her home in Kokal Kambero Village in Homa Bay County days after she was discharged from Rachuonyo District Hospital for home-based care. She was married to the late Senior Chief Magak Odek, who died in 1993.

The 80-year-old was laid to rest on Thursday in accordance with the Muslim burial customs.