"The remarkable thing is that the President's closest living blood
relative [in Africa], Hawa Auma Obama, the youngest sister of his
father, is living in a very basic situation in a small township called
Oyugis. She's widowed, so she has to support herself, and she makes
money by selling charcoal under the tropical sun on the side of the
road. On a good day, she makes about $2.
But in that respect she's not atypical of most of the members of his family. Aside from the fact that one of their members is in the White House, the Obamas in Kenya are living very much a typical Kenyan life in the early 21st century. The average income is about $2 a day. Those living around Kendu Bay are in compounds which have no electricity and no running water. They have to collect the water from the nearby river, which is about a mile away, so water has to be carried back in buckets."
But in that respect she's not atypical of most of the members of his family. Aside from the fact that one of their members is in the White House, the Obamas in Kenya are living very much a typical Kenyan life in the early 21st century. The average income is about $2 a day. Those living around Kendu Bay are in compounds which have no electricity and no running water. They have to collect the water from the nearby river, which is about a mile away, so water has to be carried back in buckets."
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