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The grandmother of US President Barrack Obama has told off those persuading her to abandon her Islamic faith saying that their sinister attempts were doomed to fail.
Putting it candidly, Sarah Hussein Obama told the Seventh Day Adventist Church and other evangelical groups which have been on her prowl that, She was born a Muslim, she has lived her life in the Islamic faith and she will die a Muslim.
Speaking on Iqra FM on Sunday, she accused church organizations of dishonesty and mischievousness in their attempts to have her adopt the Christian faith.
She made it clear that she was not aware that she was to undergo a baptism ceremony in Kisumu where she had been invited. Ni warongo, sijakubali kubadilisha dini yangu (They are not telling the truth. I have never accepted to convert,) she said.
According to her, she had been told to attend an inter-religious prayer meeting where even Muslims were to be present.
But unknown to her, the SDA had arranged an elaborate ceremony at the Jomo Kenyatta Sports ground on Saturday where an Australian evangelist Dr. John Jeremic was to preside over a baptism ceremony to formally convert her to Christianity.
Family members reacted with anger on the plan to coerce the 87 year-old-grandmother to convert from Islam. Her grandson, Said Onyango Obama, an uncle to the US President said the plans were not done in good faith and were surrounded with dishonesty.
Why could they invite her to a Christian ceremony when they knew that she was a Muslim, he asked. He called for tolerance to the familys diverse religious traditions saying that the Obama family comprised of Muslims and Christians and this was recognized and respected within the family. Those who visit our home should know that there are Muslims in this family and should respect that, he said.
"Mama (Sarah) was born a Muslim and wishes to die a Muslim," he added.