World | Barack Obama Kenyan Robbers Raid Grandma Obama's Home They fail to remove solar panel on house in African village By Mary Papenfuss Posted Sep 11, 2008 4:20 AM CDT Copied Sarah Obama, 86, grandmother of Barack Obama, sits in the courtyard of a school named after her grandson in her home town of Kogelo, western Kenya, earlier this year. (AP Photo/Riccardo Gangale) A band of thieves broke into the Kenyan home of Barack Obama's 85-year-old step grandmother yesterday, Reuters reports. "These are just people who think that Obama has been sending me a lot of money," said Sarah Obama. Nothing was stolen from the home in tiny Kogelo village. The burglars tried in vain to remove a rooftop solar panel and found nothing worth taking after they broke into a small outbuilding, police said. Read These Next Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Hiker lost for days in Idaho had no pants or shoes. Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Bad news for the famous 'Nirvana baby.' Report an error