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Obama's Kenyan brother arrested Obama half-brother on drug charge
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The Kenyan half brother of President Barack Obama has been arrested for alleged marijuana possession, say reports on AP and other media. The Kenyan half-brother of President Barack Obama has been arrested for alleged marijuana possession.
George Obama was arrested in Nairobi with one joint of marijuana, police chief Joshua Omokulongolo said.George Obama was arrested in Nairobi with one joint of marijuana, police chief Joshua Omokulongolo said.
"He is not a drug peddler. But it is illegal, it is a banned substance," he told AP. "He is not a drug peddler. But it is illegal, it is a banned substance," he said. Mr Obama has denied the allegations.
The US president and George Obama share the same father, but are thought to have only met each other only briefly. The US president and George Obama share the same father, but are thought to have only met each other briefly.
George Obama, who is in his 20s, is due in court on Monday.George Obama, who is in his 20s, is due in court on Monday.
He has previously told the media that he is studying to be a mechanic and works with a local youth group in Huruma, the area in Nairobi where he lives. "They took me from my home," George Obama told reporters in Nairobi from his jail cell. " I don't know why they are charging me."
George Obama is the youngest of his father's seven children and was born six months after his father died in a car crash in 1982. Kenyan family
Several of the President's Kenyan relatives went to Washington for his inauguration on 20 January, though George Obama did not. George Obama has previously told the media that he is studying to be a mechanic and works with a local youth group in Huruma, the area in Nairobi where he lives.
The American President described his half brother as a " handsome, roundheaded boy with a wary gaze" in his book, Dreams From My Father. He is the youngest of his father's seven children and was born six months after his father died in a car crash in 1982.
Several of the president's Kenyan relatives went to Washington for his inauguration on 20 January, though George Obama did not.
The American president described his half brother as a " handsome, roundheaded boy with a wary gaze" in his book, Dreams From My Father.