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Lupita Nyongo loses grandmother who was almost hitting 100 years

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by Pauline Syombua

Oscar award-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o has lost her grandmother. The family of Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o is in mourning following the death his mother who was 98 years old.

Mama Dorcas died at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi on Tuesday where she was receiving treatment.

“We keep the Governor and the entire family in our prayers at this very dark time in their lives. May the Lord rest her soul in eternal peace,” read part of a statement by the governor’s press unit.

The death will be hard for the actress who was deeply connected to her. In 2015 she named her as one of the people she misses when abroad and promised always to visit her whenever she’s in the country.

Raila Odinga also took to social media to mourn Mama Dorcas saying she’s loved her community.

Mama @IdaOdinga and I mourn the passing of Mama Dorcas Owino Nyongo, mother to Prof. @AnyangNyongo. Dorcas was a true matriarch and pillar of the Nyongo family. She never stopped serving and guiding the family and the community she was part of despite her advancing years.

— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 28, 2019

Photos of Lupita’s ‘secret’ meeting in Kisumu emerge

Posted on May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 by Pauline Syombua

Lupita was recently in Kenya for an investment meeting but managed to keep it on the low and avoid media attention. Little information about the meeting was shared to the public but it’s now known that several celebs including Jalango and Eric Omondi attended the closed meeting.

Photos of the meeting have also emerged proving that the popular actress was in the country. According to different sources, the Oscar-award winning star landed in Kisumu at 10 am on Saturday where she was received by high security and county officials who had no idea who they were meeting.

She then visited a few places with investors before holding a private meeting with artists and entertainers.

Here are some of the photos:

Fans disappointed after Lupita Nyong’o failed to grace the Premiere Movie of “Black Panther” in Kisumu

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Pauline Syombua

Lupita Nyong’o left her Kisumu fans assuming that she would grace the premier of Black Panther in. kisumu but this did not happen.

This is after she posted on her Facebook page saying that ‘Black Panther’ would premiere in Kisumu on February 13. Though she did not mention that she would be present, her fans expected a surprise appearance from the Hollywood star.

“Lupita did not say that she was coming for the premiere. I think we would have all wanted her to come, but her diary is not controlled by the Kisumu County Government; it is her schedule with her producers. However, she has sent all her love and her best wishes. The most important thing is that she has gifted us the movie and Kenya gets to host it. Kenya being the first African nation to have this event, is a great privilege,”

Tourists flock Kisumu ahead of the screening

Having the movie premiered in Kisumu however saw a lot of tourists grace the county; thus boosting the tourism sector. She concluded by adding;

“In terms of her not being here, that is not all lost. In terms of numbers coming to Kisumu, it has been an amazing flood of people coming in, including the international media. All the international communities around the lake region have also come into the region; the hotels are reporting great bookings, the airlines are full.”