Just days after an ugly racism encounter with a US couple, former Churchill Show comedian, David the Student born David Kangogo has tested positive for Coronavirus.
The comedian who has been working in the US as a cab driver, trended for a better part of the week after his case of racial discrimination in the country went viral.
A case that attracted US media attention after a man he was carrying in his taxi racially abused him by calling him the N-word.
Public outrage forced the cab agency, Lyft, to deactivate the passenger’s account and the white man was later fired from his job.
COVID-19 results
Unfortunately, early this morning, the comedian publicly revealed to fans that he has been diagnosed with the virus and is now in 14-day quarantine.
David the Student
Mr David disclosed that he started feeling sickly on Friday, November 20. Before getting tested on Saturday but got a lot worse on Sunday
“I got my results back on Monday evening and as I feared, I had contracted COVID-19,” he reveals.
“I trust and believe I’ll get through this! Thank you all for the support I’ve been receiving through a very tough period of my life,” he wraps up.
David the Student tests positive for COVID-19
The racist altercation
Last week, a video showing the comedian engaged in a serious altercation with a US couple, he had politely asked to put on their masks went viral.
David picked up the couple from a hotel in his Lyft cab. But once they got in, the man removed his mask before the comedian requested him to put it back on, then drama ensued.
The elderly white man refused to put it back on and instead started hurling all kinds of insults at David.
Further threatening to urinate in the comedian’s cab and get him fired from the taxi company.
The white man has since apologized, blaming his actions on alcohol.
Comedian David the student is not entertaining ladies who don’t understand the struggle he is facing to make money in the United States!
A close source to the comedian who is currently staying in the States once revealed to Ghafla; that the comedian has been putting in unbelievable hours make money and things have not been so easy for him.
David the Students response
Unlike what many believe, life for him is not as comfortable as it was in Kenya. The comedian has been spending long hours on the road with little and uncomfortable place to sleep – and yet women still want to demand designer things from him.
David the student
Anyway, David the student has made it clear that he is not willing to throw around money – especially to ladies who love free things!
Savage response!
Just a few hours ago David went on to call out one of his female friends who requested a Louis Vuitton purse that costs $1730 (Ksh 174,388.50).
He shared the posts on his IG story where he savagely wrote saying;
David
Not quite sure what type of relationship the two have – but it’s definitely unreasonable! Didn’t he just burry his own mother the other day?
David the student is currently in mourning after losing his mother a few days ago as revealed by a post shared on his Instagram page.
The comedian who is currently based in the United States went on to celebrate his dear mum in a long post where he poured out his heart.
David the Student’s late mum
Rest In Peace Mom????????????????????
I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH AND I WILL FOREVER!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Nobody or nothing ever prepares someone for this…still feels like a dream and I want to wake up and I want it to be a horrible dream! But sadly this is life , and you have gone to be with the Lord. Just a month ago I called my sister and was telling her of plans to buy land and build a beautiful home for you mom ???????????????????????????? why ??? Why you? This life!???? Rest mama. Rest I love you so so much. I love you so much mother!
Although the cause of her death remains unknown, his social media fans have come out to send their condolences to the comedian and his entire family as they face this difficult time.
I miss you
Losing a mother has never been an easy thing even if it happened years ago. This is the same reason we continue to see the comedian mourn the death of his mother – especially since he is quite far from home.
Check out his latest posts shared on his Instagram page.
David the Student with his late mumDavid the student
Former Churchill show comedian David the Student who is currently living and working in the United States is currently mourning his mother who passed away on Thursday 5th.
David the Student in mourning
The comedian shared the sad news through his Instagram page where he went on to unveil her face for the first time and went on to caption the photo saying;
David the Student’s late mum
Rest In Peace Mom????????????????????
I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH AND I WILL FOREVER!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Nobody or nothing ever prepares someone for this…still feels like a dream and I want to wake up and I want it to be a horrible dream! But sadly this is life , and you have gone to be with the Lord.
Just a month ago I called my sister and was telling her of plans to buy land and build a beautiful home for you mom ???????????????????????????? why ??? Why you? This life!???? Rest mama. Rest I love you so so much. I love you so much mother!
Messages of condolences
Although details about her sudden demise remain unknown, his friends and former colleagues have come out to send their messages of condolences to the comedian and his family.
We at Ghafla also extend our condolences to David Student and his family on the passing of his mother.
David The Student had traveled to the US a few months ago to further his career but quickly found out life over there is not as many see in the movies.
The comedian couldn’t find a way to survive and turned into a con man in the process.
He was accused by several Kenyans of conning them hundreds of thousands a thing he later apologized for on his social media platforms saying that his dad, who has cancer, was on of the reasons why he needed the money.
“Hello, I have spent time reading this, and some of it is true(the borrowing of Money) But I have never told anyone my Dad has cancer. Coming here(America) made me realize life here aint what we see and think there’s a dollar tree falling and people catch…being here for a couple of months had made me appreciate the hard work most of you guys (Kenyans in America) work so Hard to take care of your families and to live the American Dream. I apologies to anybody and everyone those I borrowed and those who lent me and I’ve not refunded. I take full responsibility and I am ashamed” wrote David the Student in the apology.
Return
Fast forward to October, the comedian made his return to Churchill show and was warmly accepted. Watch the video below:
Comedian David Kangingo popularly known as David the Student was recently exposed by Kenyans living in Americas who complained of being conned by him.
Several Kenyans in America shared screenshots showing how the popular comedian obtained money from them under false pretense.
The former Churchill Show comedian apologized for conning Kenyans in the diaspora in a lengthy letter he wrote on social media.
“I apologize to everyone I borrowed and those who lent me money and I’ve not refunded. I take full responsibility and I am ashamed. There’s so much pressure being on TV to live a certain life but in real sense it’s crazy. Comedy in Kenya doesn’t pay,” wrote David the Student in part.
Back home
David the Student
David the Student secretly jetted into the country two weeks ago after finding life unbearable in America. The comedian was keen to avoid attracting media attention because of the scandal in US.
David the Student has since apologized for conning Kenyans in the diaspora. The disgraced comedian took to social media to write a lengthy apology letter.
“I apologize to everyone I borrowed and those who lent me money and I’ve not refunded. I take full responsibility and I am ashamed. There’s so much pressure being on TV to live a certain life but in real sense it’s crazy. Comedy in Kenya doesn’t pay,” wrote David the Student in part.
David was first accused of conning someone way back in 2016. A certain Grace Mboya accused the comedian of acquired money from her under false pretense, she claims David the Student owes her Kes 188,650.
David The Student is leaving a trail of theft in every city in America where he has visited. The comedian has been blacklisted by several Kenyans living in USA after he conned them.
A certain Njoroge Frank took to Facebook to narrate how David The Student has been conning people in US in the pretext of raising money for his dad whom he claims suffers from cancer, relatives hospitalized in coma etc.
Ghafla! sought the truth from Steven Mbugua, a Kenyan promoter living in US who hosted David The Student and even organized shows for him in America.
Steven tells Ghafla! that he hosted David The Student for the first time when he traveled to US to audition for America Got Talent. He says he only hosted the comedian because his friend Jaguar (the Starehe MP) recommended David to him.
“He called me last year, told me he got my number from Jaguar. He was coming for America Got Talent interview, I did it coz of Jaguar, Jaguar is my boy,” said Steven Mbugua.
Multiple people conned
Steven Mbugua says that he invited David The Student to perform at a gig in Las Vegas alongside comedians Eddie Butita and Njoro. David was returning to US for the second auditions of America Got Talent and Steven Mbugua gave him a show, he also paid his air ticket.
Steven Mbugua
David flew to Phoenix, Arizona first for America Got Talent auditions before he traveled to Las Vegas for the show Steven Mbugua had organized.
While in Las Vegas with the three comedians, Steven got a call from Maureen (a sister to Steven’s friend) telling him that David had conned her friends in Phoenix (Maureen hosted David while he was in Phoenix).
Steven Mbugua took David with him back to his house in Los Angeles after the show in Las Vegas, as Njoro and Butita went to Seattle and San Francisco Bay Area respectively to visit friends.
David then went to visit Steven Mbugua’s friends in Pasadena, California where conned two more people among them Victor Kirui whom he conned $25o or Kes 25,171.
Money paid to people conned
While in LA, Maureen yet again called Steven Mbugua complaining to him that she had found out that David had conned more people. Steven decided to use money that he would have paid David for his performance in Las Vegas to pay off the people he conned in Phoenix. (David, Butita and Njoro were to equally share $1700 or Kes 170,984 for their performance in Las Vegas).
The trio Seattle edition
Steven Mbugua organized another show for David The Student, Eddie Butita and Njoro to be held in Seattle, Washington state. While in Seattle, he received more complaints from people who were in Las Vegas that David The Student had conned them.
It’s there that Steven Mbugua decided to call Jaguar to complain about David The Student. He also decided dig for more information about the comedian.
“Even called jaguar, nkasomea Jaguar… why do you allow me to host a thug in my house. This guy (David The Student) is conning everyone,” said Steven Mbugua.
Steven Mbugua once again used money he was supposed to pay David for his performance in Seattle to pay off the people he conned in Las Vegas.
“When I got the money from Seattle, paid Njoro, paid Butita yake nkalipa madeni, and he accepted it,” said Steven Mbugua.
Conned some more people in Seattle
Steven Mbugua had organized three shows for David The Student, Butita and Njoro – after Seattle, the trio was to perform in Boston, LA and Minneapolis.
But before the Boston gig, Steven Mbugua received more complaints that David The Student conned some more people in Seattle.
The Kenyan promoter decided to fire David The Student altogether. He tells Ghafla! that about 10 people personally contacted him to complain that they had been conned by David The Student.
“I told him you have not changed at all, you are no longer part of this tour. I called the organizer in Boston and told him David will no longer be performing there because he has been conning people,” said Steven Mbugua.
Adding that;
“About 10 people personally came to to complain, I don’t know who else he has conned.”
Steven Mbugua send Ghafla! screenshots showing how David The Student was soliciting money from unsuspecting Kenyans in US under false pretenses. He got the screenshots from people who David The Student conned.
Steven Mbugua tells Ghafla! that he heard David The Student is currently staying in Dallas, Texas. He calls on Kenyan community there to be on high alert.
David the Student caused tongues to wag when he indicated that he had proposed to a Caucasian woman. The former Churchill Show comedian is currently staying in America.
David took to Instagram and shared a photo showing an engagement ring on the third finger of a woman’s left hand, he hid the woman’s face but he indicated on the caption that it was indeed a marriage proposal.
“She said yes,” David captioned the photo.
Nothing serious
David the Student however came out to set the record straight about the photo after news about his engagement went viral on social media.
The comedian claims he was just taking his fans for a ride with the engagement photo. He stresses that the whole marriage proposal was just a joke.
Comedian David the student has every reason to take pride in his career. This past weekend he spent most of his time hanging out with America’s got talent contestants while he waited for his turn.
However, we are not quite sure whether the passed or not but all in all this is a milestone he will always remember. During his visit to LA the fella got a chance to meet with the famous Christine Wawira; the lady who helps most Kenyan celebrities tour the United States.
The lady shared their photo together on her instagram page attracting hilarious comments from kenyans. Well, you can’t blame them since Chipukeezy already gave them a reason to doubt most Kenyan celebrities who travel to the states to seek for fame.
According to the comedian, a certain ‘white lady’ was the one who linked him up to the comedian. This angered Christine since the guy chose to credit an imaginary person while all along she had struggled to help him.
“As confirmed last night by Churchill. I will be performing on America’s got Talent on Saturday (3rd Feb) in Los Angeles California. Shukran for all the support I am getting. God is great.”
This not only left his fans excited but fellow comedians congratulating him for the job well done. However we are yet to know whether he managed to get to the next level.
Fans react to the news
His die hard fans have sending congratulatory messages to the comedian especially now that he seems to be doing better in his future career. Check out the comments below;
I have been wondering where David the Stupid disappeared to only to bump into a story putting him on the spot for apparently ‘eyeing’ J Blessings wife, Chantelle…the Toklezea hit maker from back in the day.
Anyway, so rumor had it that David the Student was interested in the lady something that might have pissed off J Blessing who happens to be responsible for the production of Churchill Show. This rumor was however sparked by a reliable source as revealed by SDE.
David the Student
The story goes on to reveal that J Blessing and David the student have bad blood between, something that left Churchill asking them to sort out their differences away from work. Speaking to Pulse, David the student had this to say,
“Chantelle is just a good friend of mine. Nothing like that has ever happened between us, We took our differences to Churchill (Dan Ndambuki) himself who told us to go and solve our personal differences elsewhere away from the show. The bottom line is that Chantelle and I have nothing to do with anything beyond friendship.”
Chantelle-and-Jblessing
When Chantelle was reached out for a comment, the lass denied the rumor saying she was never involved with the comedian…
Are you kidding me? There has never ever been anything between him and I. I am telling you, never!
J Blessing on the other hand did not admit nor deny the story as he said…
Just evaluate whether this story is true or not. Call me when you have something else to ask
