The online community has been sending messages of condolence and support to media personality Ciru Muriuki, who lost her fiance Charles Ouda on Saturday, February 3. Kenyans online comfort Ciru Muriuki after death of her fiance Charles Ouda. Ouda, who was an actor and filmmaker, passed away less than six months after he proposed to Muriuki in September 2023. Ciru Muriuki and Charles Ouda in love Muriuki, a former BBC presenter and columnist, shared a lovely video with the former Makutano Junction actor, showing off her cute engagement ring, and captioned it: “Life update♥️.” However, fate had other plans, and Muriuki was left heartbroken by the sudden demise of her lover. Kenyans comfort Ciru Muriuki Many Kenyans online have been reaching out to her, offering their sympathies and prayers. One of them was Kabale Juice, a TikToker, who posted a touching video of Ouda and Muriuki, showing their happy moments together. She captioned the video with “Take heart Ciru ”, and received many comments from her followers, who also consoled Muriuki. Katrina 021: “I can’t imagine what Ciiru is going thru they’ve only been engaged for a short time.” vee: “Yaani kifo kilingoja huyu mwanaume apropose then it took him away. Our sister can’t handle all this.” blessed Nyaks: “RIP charlie. Ciru may God give you strength.” judyeffetamrema: “This has hurt my heart…I don’t know Ciru personally but heh woie.” Olive: “I feel for Ciru jameni she’s still mourning her beloved father now this.” Another user, @jayteemuro, also expressed his sorrow for Muriuki on X, a microblogging platform. He wrote: @jayteemuro: “Must be a very tough experience finding love late in life and then your person is snatched away. Life changing occurrence right there.” His tweet elicited similar responses from his fans, such as: @WambuiMuchiri_: “So so unbelievably tragic. The way I was happy for Ciru.” @ItsGasheri: “And she hadn’t even recovered from losing her dad. Life is CRUEL.” @N_Njerri: “Reading this just made my heart heavy.” What you need to know about Charles Ouda Ouda and Ciru were madly in love, and TUKO.co.ke shared five videos showing their happy moments. The actor wore many hats, including that of a writer, director, singer, TV host, and voice-over artist. Ouda mentored several young actors, including Machachari’s Govi, who also paid an emotional tribute to him.
by Brian Ajon