A video of KBC Radio Taifa presenter Edmond Salasia entertaining listeners during what turned out to be his final broadcast has gone viral, leaving Kenyans in mourning.
The clip, shared by journalist Stephen Mukangai on Facebook, was filmed at KBC Radio Taifa Studios in Nairobi on the night before Salasia’s death.
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In it, the presenter is seen fully engaged on air, doing what he loved most.
The overlay text on the post read:
“Edmond Salasia last night,” while the Swahili caption translates to: “Just last night performing his show.”
Mukangai’s accompanying message was devastating in its simplicity.
“Just last night, Edmond Salasia was on air entertaining us. Today, he lies cold in the mortuary,” he wrote, adding that Salasia had died after his lungs collapsed.
The post closed with the words: ”
Life is truly a candle. 🕯️ Gone too soon.”
Salasia was a familiar voice at KBC Radio Taifa, a station that has long served as a key Swahili-language broadcaster for Kenyan audiences.
His sudden passing sent shockwaves through the media community and among loyal listeners who had tuned in to his show just hours before the news broke.
The last video quickly gathered over 1,400 reactions and more than 130 comments as word spread of his passing, with many viewers describing the footage as haunting and deeply moving.
Netizens react
The comments section filled up rapidly with tributes and questions from those who had followed Salasia’s work:
@Ni Richy:
“Course of the death baba noraa???”
@Brown Brownie:
“What happened aki😢”
@Fred Nyongesa Wekesa:
“Kimich Jo…”
@Philemon Gatendeh:
“Brothers and Sisters contemplate giving your life to Jesus for we don’t know when our last breath will be”
@Korir Kipkemoi:
“Kuna wimbo alikuwa anapenda sana, ‘kudukudukudu alachi achali……’ nimeitafuta sana sijapata”
The image of a broadcaster going about his work with full energy, only to be gone within hours, struck a raw nerve with Kenyan social media users.
Salasia’s final broadcast now serves as both a tribute and a reminder of just how suddenly life can change.
