Papa Shirandula’s Kawira recently gave birth to triplets. The Citizen TV actress however lost one of her three babies after delivery.
Kawira (whose real name is Joy Furaha) and her husband Pastor Ephantus Wahome became parents for the first time late last year.
The two solemnized their love affair at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) in a colorful ceremony in November 2014.
Triplets after three years
Kawira and Pastor Ephantus were blessed with three babies after three years of marriage. The couple however lost one of their babies after delivery.
Pastor Ephantus remains grateful to God for the two surviving babies. He expressed his joy for being a parent for the first time in a post on social media.
“I just wanna be that dad that my children would love to emulate, would strive to b a role model, mentor, and a loving daddy. I love and cherish every second with my wife Kawira Joy their mother. By the grace of God we are and shall be a strong couple that will raise them in a godly way,” Pastor Ephantus Wahome posted.
Eunice Njeri ditched her husband a day after their wedding and people couldn’t understand what caused the speedy breakup; Kawira went through a turbulent time in her first days in marriage but she survived and came out stronger.
Kawira, whose real name is Joy Karambu, exchanged vows with pastor-cum-gospel singer Ephantus Wahome in November 2014.
Ephantus Wahome and Kawira during their wedding
Their marriage almost crumbled in the first few days as both parties failed to cope with each other’s demand and expectations. In an interview with eDaily, Kawira and Ephantus explained how they survived the first few days of their marriage.
“Joy and I really struggled, we could not agree on anything. I am that guy who is a hardliner and I expected my principles to be followed, I thought a woman’s place is the kitchen. I expected her to submit fully and I wasn’t willing to change. The good thing is that Joy and I had gone through very educative pre-marital lessons. It is in those sessions I realized there is a theory part in marriage.
Kawira and her husband Ephantus Wahome looking all happy
“The institution of marriage requires commitment and sacrifice. You come together two adults from different backgrounds with different ideologies. In fact, it is easy to break up the first night and if you manage to come out of the honeymoon, then be ready to fight the giants the first five months. Being selfless and determination is the drive factor in the first few months,” Ephantus Wahome said.
On her part, Kawira said she learnt to be submissive, she explained that being submissive made her husband do everything she asked for.
“It was hard! I have not been raised by a man and with boys around. So, I was wondering why my husband was telling me what to do; why we should go to church together, why I couldn’t go to my mum’s place the way I wanted, why I couldn’t hook up with my friends the way I used to, basically why were things changing. At my parents’ house, I wasn’t cooking since I was the last born – so I was thrown into a world where I had to cook every day. He had issues with that but I learnt to submit. Submission doesn’t hurt at all, if a woman does so the husband often fulfills everything she asks for,” said Kawira.
