In a heart-wrenching social media post, comedian Mannerson Oduor, popularly known as Akuku Danger, has announced the death of his father.
Sharing the devastating news on Instagram, the former Churchill Show star revealed that his father had succumbed to a prolonged cancer illness, leaving the family reeling from yet another loss.
“Don’t even know what to say go well dad. Our family is never gonna be the same again. I wish you a safe passage even as you transition to the next phase. Shine On. You Put A Fight,” Akuku Danger wrote in his emotional post.
In the midst of his sorrow, Akuku Danger’s friend and fellow actor Sandra Dacha offered her condolences in a touching post.
“CANCER you are a monster. I cannot even begin to understand what you’re going through right now. I am deeply saddened by the news.”
“Your dad always boasted about what a beautiful family he had... He was a kind man and a true gentleman,” she wrote. “May my condolences bring you comfort, and my prayers ease the pain of this loss.”
His father's death, following a long battle for his health, marks yet another tragedy for Akuku Danger, who continues to mourn the untimely deaths of his loved ones.
The loss comes just a year after the comedian lost his younger sister, Brianna Saviour, to sickle cell disease.
Brianna who was a form one student at Kadika Girls High School, passed away on July 30, 2023, after battling the illness she had been born with.
At the time, Akuku Danger expressed his grief on social media, sharing, “Woke up to the saddest News My small siz Went To Be With The Lord Last Night. Like Me, she was born with sickle cell Disease, and she succumbed to it. Rest Well Warrior, Nind gi kwe Merwa.”
Friends on social media also sent a word of encouragement to Akuku Danger as he goes through this trying moment.