Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya is among the dignitaries attending TikToker Brian Chira's burial held in Githunguri, Kiambu county.
Addressing mourners on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Salasya expressed sadness over the death of the vibrant TikToker and eulogised him as a big inspiration to the young generation.
He also contributed Ksh40,000 to Chira's grandmother and pledged to work with the area MP Gathoni Wamuchomba to ensure that the grandmother got further financial assistance.
"Chira amekua a very big inspiration to the young generation, na mkiangalia hapa hakuna mwanasiasa ata mmoja ambaye anaeza kuja, the young generation ambayo nimeona hapa leo, the young generation nimeona hapa leo ata sijaamini macho yangu na ni kwa sababu ya influence ambayo ndugu yangu alikua nayo.
"Yangu ni kumwomba Mungu aweze kuilaza roho yake mahali pema, na mimi nataka niambie mama shosh kwamba mimi kama mbunge ntaungana na Wamuchomba tuone vile tunaeza saidia na kwa vile niko hapa ntaacha mchangu wa elfu arubaini ambayo itasaidia," Salasya said.
Thousands of Chira's fans set tongues wagging after they showed up for his funeral today.
Before his body was moved to Githunguri for his burial, the fans including fellow Tiktokers stormed KU mortuary to view his body.
Earlier, the fans had contributed over Ksh8 million within a few days to cater for his funeral expenses.
Chira's death
The late TikToker died in a hit-and-run accident involving a speeding lorry on Saturday, March 16, 2024.
A witness, Zeleck Momanyi, intimated that a drunk Chira alighted from the motorbike that was carrying them and started running away to avoid paying the boda boda rider.
Momanyi added that a white canter hit Chira as he was fleeing.
"Tukaenda tukafika junction so nlikua nataka kudivert kuenda nyumbani na unfortunately Brian alikua anaenda different direction so alikua anataka kumwacha hapo lakini venye alikua mveli alisema tena naomba munisongeshe munifikishe mahali fulani, tusonge mbele kidogo. Aya nkaambia boda boda tusonge alafu turudi unipeleke home. So after tumesonga tumefika mahali alituambia, akashuka tu pikipiki and then mtu wa pikipiki kumuitisha fare akaanza tu kukimbia. Before tu asonge two steps mbele hivi ndo gari ilitokea tu ikampiga," Momanyi narrated.
"Canter ya white. Ili speed off ikaenda," he added.
The witness further recalled that the impact of the hit threw the TikToker meters ahead and that the lorry that hit him also ran over his body before speeding away.
"Alipigwa akaenda distance then gari ikamfwata mbele ikampita juu," he said.
