Alego

And I went to a tiny village called Alego where my grandmother lives.

University of Massachusetts at Boston Commencement Address 2006

I learned how my father had grown up in a tiny village called Alego, near Siaya, during this period of tumult.

An Honest Government, A Hopeful Future 2006

Obama's father was from a place even more distant: "He was an African, I would learn, a Kenyan of the Luo tribe, born on the shores of Lake Victoria in a place called Alego."

James Baldwin & Barack Obama Colm T&243;ib&237;n 2008

So, when we were at school and wanted to tell somebody we were going to Alego, it was home twice over, you see.

Maxine Hong Kingston: Obama on O'ahu 2008

I remember we had to take his body to Alego for the funeral, and as the eldest son, I was responsible for making the arrangements.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995

There were other tribes, who spoke Bantu, already living in Alego when the Luo came, and great wars were fought.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995

Roy says that he actually grew up in Kendu, then moved to Alego on his own.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995

I think it was harder on Roy, because he was old enough to remember what it had been like in Alego, living in the village with our mum and our people.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995

It was when he had come home to Alego one time to visit with your grandfather.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995

So his mind went back to Alego, the land that his grandfather had abandoned.

Dreams From My Father Obama, Barack 1995