The Obama Connection

Everyone wants to be connected to Barack Obama these days and Al Fahim clearly has a plan to help link him to the most powerful man in the world.

Under the banner of IIMSAM (the algae organisation - see below), Al Fahim is cultivating a relationship with Obama's grandmother (who lives in Kenya). She as been made a 'Goodwill Ambassador' for IIMSAM. IIMSAM is not part of the UN but likes giving its people this UN-sounding title. It is unclear if Obama's grandmother was paid for linking herself to this organisation.

So keen was Al Fahim to get her involved and leverage the kudos that the name Obama brings that he even offered to pay for her to go to Mecca. Al Fahim explained:

“I have a wife but not a mother so she (Mama Sarah Obama) can take that place and join us to the Hajj,” he said after paying a courtesy call on Mama Sarah at her Kogelo Village home.

It is no known if she took up the offer of a surrogate son - if so, does that make Al Fahim into Obama's brother?

Maradonna's cousin is shown on the left - he is the lead figure in IIMSAM. It looks like he was right about that nutritious algae!