A resurfaced video of Pastor Kanyari speaking warmly about his late ex-wife’s partner, Hiram Gitau alias Tash, has caught the attention of Kenyans online, arriving at a particularly charged moment in the preacher’s personal life.
In the clip, filmed in what looks like a home setting, Kanyari speaks with visible emotion, crediting his daughter Sky with softening his heart towards Tash.
He recalled that his ex-wife’s death brought them into the same space, and that the shared experience of grief helped build a mutual understanding between the two men.
“Tash, we understood each other. When mama was alive, we continued that. Let us not fight here or quarrel with each other. I have respected everything, and when I see there is meaning, I will stay within my limits,” Kanyari said in the video.
Kanyari credits Sky for the bond with Tash
The pastor went on to say that Sky, his daughter with his late ex-wife, was the bridge that helped him connect with Tash on a human level.
He described a relationship built on mutual respect following the bereavement, one he said he would not want to see fall apart.
The footage has taken on fresh significance after Kanyari recently won custody of his two biological children, Danny and Sky, who had been living with Tash since their mother passed away in November 2025.
The custody ruling marked a significant legal moment for the preacher, who has been publicly vocal about his desire to raise his children.
Children said they prefer staying with Tash
Adding to the complexity of the situation, both Danny and Sky have reportedly expressed a wish to remain with Tash rather than move in with their father.
The children cited various reasons for their preference, a detail that appears to have weighed heavily on Kanyari, who was seen weeping in footage tied to the reports.
The throwback clip now reads as something of an emotional prelude to a story that continues to unfold, showing a man who once praised the very person now at the centre of a custody dispute over his children.
