Tag: Comedians in Kenya

Comedian Terence says he used to have a lot of money as a street kid because he could speak English

Posted on by Pauline Syombua

Comedian Terence aka Sasa Kamami has opened up about his street life saying it was one of his toughest times in life.

Speaking in an interview on NTV, Terence better known as Lawrence Macharia said he spent seven years of his life in the streets after his mum died.

He and his brothers then had to move in with their grandma in a single-roomed house situated in Nairobi’s Mlango Kubwa slum but said he got tired of the lifestyle and ran off to the streets.

“”It was a tough thing. Street life is not easy. I stopped being a street urchin when I was around 16-years old. The whole process took two years. I went through detoxification and got it all out of my system,” the comedian said. 

English

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The comedian added that he was a bit lucky because he knew how to speak English therefore made more money that his friends.

“I remember I had a lot of money when I used to live in the streets. I was the street kid who spoke English so people would often leave some money for me,” he said. 

Royal Media Services comedian wanted to kill his whole family before committing suicide

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Royal Media Services comedian Okebiro O’mose wanted to kill his wife and brother before he committed suicide on Saturday. The comedian took his life during the weekend in his house at Imara Daima Estate, Nairobi.

Family members who spoke to Standard said that he had tried stabbing his wife and brother with a knife earlier on after an argument.

“He was armed with a knife and had become wild as he threatened to kill anyone in the house,” said Teresa Moraa, the widow.

Okebiro’s father said that if his wife had not ran away to their rural home, the comedian might have killed her too.

“I would be preparing to bury five people in my compound had it not been for the intuition of his wife and his brother, who had gone to negotiate for peace in the family,” said Mochere’s father Atandi Rabera yesterday.

Note

The family also revealed the suicide note from Okebiro that shared why he took his life away. The letter was aimed at his wife. The two had been having issues in their marriage for almost four years.

“I have been patient enough but you have been stressing me for nothing. Take those children and look for another father who is not immoral and who has never seduced any lady. Goodbye,” read the note.

Comedian Kansiime finally opens on why she was dumped 

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Comedian Ann Kansiime has come out to share why her marriage to Gerald Ojok went to the dogs just four years after exchanging vows.

In an interview with a local TV station, the comedian hinted that having more financial capabilities than her ex-husband was not the main reason they split but can’t also be ignored.

“That is something I cannot deny. I don’t know whether that’s why he left, but there are many other reasons which I will not get to,” she explained. 

“That is a fact I earn much than him, but I don’t know if that is the reason he left. There could be other reasons that I will not get in to.”

Took long to announce

She went on to add that their marriage failed and they parted but she didn’t make the announcement until almost after half an year.

“Actually my relations ended six months before the whole world knew, but the pressure kept it going” she added.

Besides finances, there were claims that Kansiime’s inability to have a child during the four years was a major cause of their split, because of pressure from Ojok’s family to have babies.