Renowned actor and comedian Stephen Oduor Dede alias DJ Shiti has explained why celebrities post their friends on social media when they die.
Speaking in an interview, DJ Shiti said celebrities do this because death is inevitable, and no one usually knows what will happen to their close friends and relatives.
“Death is cruel, and when someone has passed, before asking each other for forgiveness or if you wronged the deceased and didn’t ask for forgiveness, in most cases, they have won,” he said.
DJ Shiti emphasized that the above rule applies especially when the deceased asked someone for forgiveness, but they failed to honor it.
“You know, we never know the day these things happen. Someone might say that a certain thing will happen to someone on a certain day, but we don’t know if this thing will actually happen on that particular day,” he said.
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DJ Shiti Warns Against Talking About Death
According to the comedian, some people post as a way of asking for forgiveness from the deceased because they didn’t expect them to pass on.
Shiti reiterated that Kenyans will continue mourning and posting dead people because such news usually comes as a shock.
In addition, he urged Kenyans to avoid the habit of mentioning death in their normal conversations.
“So, posting that someone has died is something we will do, it will definitely happen because it can’t be stopped. Death is very shocking and that’s why I urge most people to avoid talking about death,” he said.
Besides, he warned Kenyans against the tendency of joking about sickness and death stating that it is not right.
The real house helps of Kawangware actor refenced former South African president noting that he spent his entire life speaking about hope.
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DJ Shiti Addresses Kriss Dalin’s Remarks
DJ Shiti’s sentiments come a day after businesswoman and musician Esther Akoth alias Akothee addressed the issue of celebrities being famous when they are dead.
Akothee pointed out that people are quick to send condolence messages and post photos together with the deceased but neither picked their phones to call nor checked up on the same person before their demise.
He also weighed in on Kriss Darlin’s remarks following the death of media personality Njambi Koikai.
Kriss called out celebrities for posting Njambi after she died stating that no one was there for her when she pleaded blood for blood donations.
However, Shiti disagreed with these remarks citing that people showed up for Njambi, but her situation could not be salvaged.
“People showed up in numbers to help our sister who left us, Njambi. But wherever it had reached, it was inevitable. It was so painful. I disagree with someone saying we are posting when people die,” Shiti said.
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