STEVEN KANUMBA'S TRIBUTE FROM JONATHAN MASHAKA.

STEVE KANUMBA, THE UNSUNG HERO’S TRIBUTE

Dear Steve,

You were a friend and an Icon that has left too soon! You were unsung hero that touched millions, within the short time that you lived. From our nation’s HIGH corridors of power, to the dilapidated dwellings of Mabibo, you bridged the rift within our societal divide with your soft touch. Your talent broke the political and religious barriers, bringing joy, thrill, and smiles into our hearts alike.

And so my friend, I must say that you have left behind an army of followers, and that of young people that depended upon your talent to earn their bread. You have a left behind a promising battalion of “talent-orphans” that will NEVER understand why death lowered the curtains on their faces before the sunset! You have left us in deep sorrow and despair

In your resting PLACE, know that in our hearts and minds, our memory on how you touched our lives will never fade, until we meet again at the end of our earthly pilgrimage.  Even though we are mourning, the bitter truth is that, our tears will never wash away our pain; neither will they fill the void that you have left behind.

Even in death, you have united our nation like never before. In due time, you story will be an heroic tale of a legend, a celebrated brother, and a dear friend that once touched millions of lives before his life would tragically, and abruptly come to an end; bringing to a close, a thrilling chapter that had just been opened

Our HERO!
May the Almighty REST your soul in eternal peace, knowing that, however sad and painful this might be, my buddy, you are just ahead of us in this long, torturous, and agonizing earthly pilgrimage. I am sorry I can’t make it to pay my last respect. However, in my heart, you are unsung HERO!

 Amen

Mungu Ibariki Tanzania

John Mashaka