By Osagie Alonge
Popular Tanzanian and occasional Nollywood actor, Steven Kanumba, who died on Friday, April 6, 2012 was buried early today at the Kinondoni Cemetery.
Movie actors, artistes, fans, friends and family of the late actor gathered in their hundreds to pay their last respects to Kanumba. Many were seen fainting at the funeral service, with medical staff coming to the rescue.
His girlfriend, who is also an actor, is allegedly being held by the Tanzanian Police over the actor’s death.
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77 comments
My his soul rest in peace and am sending my condalence to her family get well soon my god bless kamumba family;(
..Oooowwii..R.I.P Kanumba.. We will never forgoten in our Tanzanian community from children to Elders..U show good way how to be come an Actor/actress for youngs around us in towm and also in villages,come on we real miss U’ur so smart from ur heart to outfit….God love U Most..
rest in peace brother Kanumba,tulikupenda sana lakini MUNGU kakupenda zaidi
poleni sana watanzania kwa kupoteza jembe muhimu,msiba huu utufanye tujifunze,tuyaenzi yote mazuri aliyotuachia kaka yetu
Rest in peace,u made ur mark its obvious.GOD LUV U MOST
pumzika salama kaka KANUMBA.
Faraja ya heri mungu wetu akupe na mwanga wa milele akuangazie! U will remeind the great brother!
will forever love you and cherish the short moment you made us happy with your good work.
mungu ailaze roho yake mahali pema peponi
R.I.p steven kanumba,tulikupenda lakin Mungu kakupenda zaidi.
R.I.P KANUMBA AFRICA LOVES AND RESPECTS U…………my condolences goes to yo family,yo fans worldwide and the entire Tanzanian community
May God be at your side forever, Kanumba you made Tanzanians so happy and made things happen. Rest in Peace our DEAR son.
Steven kanumba we loved u but God loved u more. R.I.P. We will miss ur movies.
So sad to loose a star at the appex of his career
Steven Kanumba,u were really a great man,its so painful 2 learn u’re gone en never coming back. Tears row down my eyes coz the pain is so excruciating. I had a dream of meeting u in the near future but hey,life isn’t fair coz death takes even those we depend on…Rest In Peace and know that Our prayers are with u.
Kwa Jamii ya Steve : Tunawapa pole kwa kumpoteza kijana shupavu aliyetufurahisha sana kwa mafilamu zake.Steve alikuwa na mashabik wengi sana huku kwetu Nairobi.
Mwenyezi Mungu amlaze mahala pema peponi.
Fifi na Oscar
He was the Great, God is Greatest…RIP Kanumba
Tanzania, Burundi, East African community, Africa and the world; we are loosing a star, your movies are more educative and your place was to give honor to our African continent.
Go and serve the God’s kingdom. Be strong Tanzania, be strong the family of the late S. KANUMBA, there is a good God and let us serve Him as long us we are still arrive.
I dont think he was that much great.
Only that he was very popular.
We all feel sorry to loose such a popular fellow Tanzanian!
It’s true, that we miss you. And that we no longer have you in Tanzanian great movies. Go in peace the son of Tanzania.
he was a good friend of mine,a nice guy to be around of had so many jock when you talk to him.i will miss you my friend.tanzania has lost a future leader
God gives and takes rest in peace bro
it is scary it was only 3weeks ago that i saw kanumba with 2face idibia at the airport in nairobi travelling to naija when i was on duty i loved his movies a talented man,may God judge your murders and expose them for us to see.you are R.I.C.H. resting in Christs hands.
rest in peace
may his soul rest in internal peace,ugandans and africa at large we have lost aperson not to remove pain in our hearts,may the lord bleess their family, abig hole to cover..
I think God needed u Steve too, so close to him like we did.u truly left us on our sights but in our hearts and minds, ur live. weeeeeee will always love you Steven. may ur soul rest in peace.
kaunumba mungu ndo mpangaji wa kla jambo pumzika kwa amani mdogo wangu kanumba
mhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh kanumba we gona mc u
INALILLAHI WAINALILLAHI RAJIIUN STEVE WAKENYA WALIKUPENDA SANA PAMOJA NA KAZI YAKO LAKINI ALLAH AMEKUPENDA ZAIDI PAMOJA NA KAZI YAKO
May yr soul rest in peace brother,u hav made a mark in african continent.wil nt 4get you.
POLE POLE POLE SANA KWA ULIMWENGU MZIMA KWA MSIBA ULIOTOKEA KWA KUMPOTEZA MPENDWA WETU ,MWALIMU MKUBWA WA DUNIA MUNGU APOKEYE ROHO YAKE PEPONI ,TUTAMKUMBUKA MAISHANI MWOTE ,
I couldn’t believe.now I believe.
Gone too soon! May youy soul rest in eternal peace my son.
You left too soon Kanumba, may your soul rest in perfect peace…! Even in South Africa you’ll be greatly missed. My condolences to the family & Tanzania as a whole…! Go to sleep my friend we’ll see you in the morning….!
Steaven Kanmuba, if i had the uppurtunity to stop your death i could have stoped you from dying but the uppurtunity is given to no man but God. we love you but God love you most rest in peace.
This is so…..sad.The whole continent has been robbed of the good african talent that we’ll remain to cherish throughout our lifetime. The highlights of his works known to me ‘She is my sister’.MHSRIP
tumshukuru mungu kwa yote
I am very saddened by the very early departure of such a talented person. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
R.i.p my dia brother we’ll surely miss u.
REV.21:4
HE WILL WIPE EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES, THERE WILL B NO MORE DEATH OR MOURNING OR CRYING OR PAINS FOR THE OLD ORDER OF THINGS HAS PASSED AWAY.
he died at a vry tender age may the good lord grant his gentle soul a perfect place to rest
This is for all congolese and Bukavien who loved and love u very much,u made our day joyfull that why we are asking god to let ur soul rest in peace. My heart was chocked when i heard that ur dead.mean i loved u as an actor so much and think of ur age it make me feel realy bad.a young man without a family i mean wife or child it makes me angry.
I stil cnt blv hs gone, I was a big fan, rest in peace yo gud work wil be remembered#
Encore une tête perdue en AFRIQUE!!!!!!!tu nous manque déjà Steven.R.I.P my brother.
Encore une tête perdue en AFRIQUE!!!!!!!!!Tu nous manques déjà Steven.R.I.P my brother!!!!!
I stl cnt bliv tht u r gone Steven. I was a big fan of your movies,May yo soul rest in peace you wl nver b 4gtn.
Am soo sad I was a big fun of u but what do I say.R.I.P Steve even us we are on the way.
Rest in peace the Great.We will miss your movie
Sad 2knw dat ur dead…ur were ma royal model R.I.P kanumba…in our hrt u’ll live 4ever.
may your soul rest in perfect peace steve u make me love tanzanian movies who will i watch now.i knw that God loves u more than anything.africa will miss ur smile i must say u were the great & BEST entertainer.
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG will miss u Steve.u inspired me to watch tanzanian movies and i also learn Swahili but all is well.
Only Steven Kunumba know’s what he is going tru now in life beyound. I wish we can all have a glimps, so we the remaining people on earth, famous or not, rich or not, great or not, etc. Will no how to prepair our selfs for this same death one day. Am sure steven’s works stood in for him while he faced judgement on the other side. Dont forget one day our works will anwer for us. Remember, Gods satandard is not man’s satrndard.
May you rest in peace bro.
we loved u but God loved u more. rest in peace bro.
to the family and whole of Tanzania take heart God has a
reason for everything that happens to us. God bless u all.
Pole sana kwa wa Tz wote zaidi sana kwa familia ya Steven Kanumba,huyu msanii tulikuwa na mpenda sana side ya DR.CONGO.
It’s so very painful to loose a talented,icon actor at 28,Steven Kanumba.The vacuum U created ll never be filled in.GOD IS GOD 4 wot he noz & wot he daz.Hivi kwa nini KIFO? Rest in peace among righteous. Isaac from Kakuma,Kenya.
Steven may your gentle soul rest in peace, i was just wondering dats its being a long time i saw ur movie only to see a glimpse on d TV dat says RIP Steven. Culdnt believe is u. God knws d best. For real u make me watch Kenya Movies (Swahilli).Rest In Peace bro…..
May God help him to rest in peace!
RIP.kenya luvd u
lulu my actor
Steven may your pretty soul resk in peace
I din’t beleve but now i beleve. Death is a way for all of us, rest in peace bro.
Rext in pyx dear one.We loved u,bt Sir God loved u more..may ur soul rext in pyx.
Actually l had a crush on u n luved all ur movies…..especially the one u act wid de kid who..throws stones at u….n wants to go to skull…l enjoyed every laughter frm it…u were talented…..n wish u cld read this……say hi to mah twinsister for me….tell her l miss her……MAY UR SOUL REST IN PEACE..N MAY IT FIND HAPPYNESS….IN UR NEW LIFE…SEE U ON THE OTHERSIDE….STEVEN…..CONDELENCES TO UR FAMILY…..
let him rest in peace ………………………………………………………………..
peace love joy and hapyy let them be beside u so u can rest in peace it was ur beloved friend godbels ur soul inculding ours too…..amen
Mpaka leo nina mliya kaka steven kanumba ambaye nilimpenda,basi kaka AFRIKA ne t’oublierons jamais.on meurt tjr aux enlantoures de sa date de naissance!bye kaka tutaonana paradizo!!
Basi mungu wa uruma akupokee steven.
pole sana kwa tanzanian mzima;ulimwengu huu watu wana
roho mbaya sana,nilazima sisi watu tuwe na roho njema;
ni kweli rafiki ndiye adui wa kwanza.comment faire
pour choisir les meilleurs amis:cfr les jeunes
s’interrogeant réponse pratique publier par les témoins
de Jéhovah. IL tuwe na marafiki wa zuri nilazima tu
chunguze kitabu maswali ambayo vijana huliza kya mashahidi
wa Yehova.
It was great sorrow to recieve the death of my favourite actor,but atuwezi kurekebisha kazi ya Mungu..you will remain to me,rest in peace brother.
Steve, I loved your movies and you were doing a fantastic work to make the film industry work in East Africa. May God Rest your soul in eternal peace. RIP
may God have mercy upon his soul
It still hurts to date for your departure brother steven
..may your soul rest in peace..RIP my model!
may almight rest ur soul in peace and i believe dat no one will ever replace u
Mungu akurehemu tunakuombea ili upate raha ya milele
R.I.P STEVEN CHALES KANUMBA I WILL YOU MISS KANUMBA
rest in P bro
things fall apart in Tanzania movie`s sector
we will miss u brother
we lov u brother but God lovs u most