**FOR STEPHANIE MCCRUMMEN STORY** SLUG: FO_OBAMA DATE: Janua

SLUG: FO_OBAMA DATE: January 11, 2009 PLACE: Kogelo, Kenya CREDIT: jahi chikwendiu/twp "Mama Sarah" Obama, right, is bid farewell by family and friends, including her good friend Lewnida Awor Otieno, third from left, as she leaves her home in Kogelo, Kenya, to start her journey to the US for the inauguration of her grandson, president-elect Barack Obama. While things in the village are changing - such as the influx of electricity and running water - the Obama family has to deal with it's newfound fame in connection with being related to the incoming US President. There are few places the family can travel without being recognized and approached. Streams of visitors pass by the home of "Mama Sarah," the paternal grandmother of the president-elect. And no longer can she regular visit the market where she, for years, chatted with friends while selling goods. (Photo by Jahi Chikwendiu/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)