Comedian and content creator Terence Creative has weighed in on the ongoing DNA test debate gripping Kenyan social media, taking a firm and deeply personal stand that has resonated with many.
Terence posted a lengthy reflection on Facebook, declaring that he would never subject his children to a DNA test.
The father of three, one child with his wife, Milly Chebby, and two with his baby mama, did not mince his words about where he stands.
His post came in the wake of Ciggie Johnson’s viral revelation. The Kenyan club host and content creator shared an emotional video on Instagram on Saturday, 3 October, showing a phone call in which he confronted a woman after DNA results excluded him as the biological father of a 12-year-old girl he had raised and financially supported since birth. The clip set off a fierce national debate about fatherhood, trust and paternity testing.
Terence’s foster parents shaped his view
Rather than joining the chorus of voices debating DNA tests from a place of suspicion or betrayal, Terence took a different angle entirely, drawing from his own upbringing.
He revealed that he grew up in a children’s home, raised by foster parents who gave him shelter, love and care without sharing a drop of blood with him. That experience, he said, forms the bedrock of how he thinks about family.
“I grew up in a children’s home and was raised by foster parents who gave me shelter, love and care, they didn’t need us to share blood to treat me as their own,” he wrote.
Because of that upbringing, he said he feels a duty to pass on the same kindness he received, and that extends fully to the children he has raised.
The bond is what makes us family Terence acknowledged that he understands why other men choose to take the tests, but made clear it is not a path he would walk.
“I’ve seen how deeply those results can break men. I respect that everyone has their own reasons and choices, but this is mine,” he said.
For him, fatherhood is defined by action, not biology. Showing up, providing, protecting, listening and loving are what he considers the true markers of a father, lessons he credits entirely to his foster parents.
“Blood may connect us, but the bond is what makes us family,” he concluded.
The post struck a chord at a moment when many Kenyans are grappling with what Ciggie Johnson’s story says about relationships, accountability and the emotional weight of fatherhood.
