Abenny Jachiga news

Out of respect for Jachiga’s elderly mother, the mourners couldn’t immediately embark on the emptying of the grave. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL]
Jachiga’s mum sits on his grave to stop mourners from exhuming body

By | 4 years ago

The grievers were protesting Jachiga’s night burial, saying Luo traditions stipulate that only people who die by suicide are buried at night....

Earlier Friday while protesting against Jachiga’s “rushed” burial, the mourners refilled the grave that had been dug for the late musician. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL
Jachiga buried in the dead of night under tight security as widow, mother barred from exercise

By | 4 years ago

Police wanted Jachiga's burial conducted so discreetly that they ordered the artiste's widow and mother not to be at the gravesite....

Earlier Friday while protesting against Jachiga’s “rushed” burial, the mourners refilled the grave that had been dug for the late musician. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL
Police reinforcements deployed after mourners take off with Abenny Jachiga’s body on verge of burial

By | 4 years ago

A section of the mourners, who spoke to K24 Digital, said they “hadn’t been given enough time to mourn their beloved chartbuster”....

A section of the mourners, who spoke to K24 Digital, said they “hadn’t been given enough time to mourn their beloved chartbuster”. [PHOTO | K24 DIGITAL
Mourners in Kisumu refill Abenny Jachiga’s grave, say they ‘haven’t been given enough time’ to mourn

By | 4 years ago

A section of the mourners, who spoke to K24 Digital, said they “hadn’t been given enough time to mourn their beloved chartbuster”....

Musician Abenny Jachiga, whose real name is Bernard Obonyo, died on Thursday, June 11. [PHOTO | FILE]
Police teargas Kisumu mourners who’d flocked to Port Florence Hospital demanding to view musician Abenny Jachiga’s body

By | 4 years ago

As at the time of publishing this story, uniformed anti-riot police officers had thrown a cordon around the hospital....

Abenny Jachiga is known for the hit song ‘Mano Kasinde’. [PHOTO | FILE]
Abenny Jachiga, popular Ohangla musician of ‘Mano Kasinde’ hit song, dies aged 33

By | 4 years ago

Abenny Jachiga succumbed to pneumonia at 2am on Thursday, June 11 at St. Jairus Hospital in Kisumu....

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