Feb 1, 2009

Obama’s half-brother arrested on drug possession charge

George Obama, the half-brother of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been arrested by Kenyan police on a charge of possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.

He is being held at Huruma police post in the capital of Nairobi.

Speaking from behind bars, Obama denied the allegations.

George Obama and the president barely know each other, though they have met.



The photo above shows George Obama with some friends in Kenya. George is in the center of the photo.

The Telegraph web news in the UK reported on the finding of George Obama in a ‘shanty town’ in Nairobi, Kenya last august.

The marijuana arrest story is here. Link here for the story of George Obama living in Kenya.