Obama&#x27;s father left a wife and two children in Kenya. Obama’s father was a Kenyan Senior Governmental Economist. He had a wife, Kezia (pictured below), and two children back in Kenya when he was selected for a special program to attend College in the US. Barack Obama Sr.’s father was opposed to his son’s marriage to Ann, not only because she was Caucasian, but also because he thought his son would obviously neglect his wife and two children in Kenya.