MAMIA WAOMBOLEZA NYUMBANI KWA KANUMBA, UCHUNGUZI WA KIFO CHAKE CHENYE UTATA WAENDELEA, RAMBIRAMBI ZAMIMINIKA

 Mwili wa Marehemu kanumba ukiingizwa chumba cha maiti Muhimbili usiku wa kuamkia leo

 Swahiba mkubwa wa Marehemu Kanumba, Ray Kigosi, akiusindikiza mwili ndani

Marafiki wa karibu. Picha na Spoti Starehe

 Mamia ya waombolezaji wa kada zote wanamiminika nyumbani kwa msanii nyota aliyetutoka usiku wa kuamkia leo Steven Kanumba, ambako wakati mipango ya mazishi ikiendelea polisi wanaendelea na uchunguzi wa kifo chake chenye utata. Tamko rasmi halijatoka nasi tunaomboleza huku tukifuatia kwa karibu. Tuvute subira wadau.

Habari za awali ambazo kamanda wa Polisi wa Mkoa wa Kinondoni Afande Kenyela amesema kuwa Kanumba alikuwa na kutoelewana kati yake na Mpenzi wake ambazo taarifa za awali zinasema waligombana na Kanumba alisukumwa na kugonga kichwa chini na mpenzi wake ambaye ametambuliwa kwa jina moja la Lulu.
Habari ambazo bado haijazithibitisha zinasema kuwa Kanumba alikuwa akioga ili atoke na ndipo aliposikia mpenzi wake akiongea na simu na mtu mwingine alipotoka kumuuliza ndipo mzozo kati yao ukaanza na katika hali ya kusumunana Kanumba alisukumwa akaanguka na kugonga kichwa chini.
Afande Kenyela alisema alipigiwa simu na ndugu wa Kanumba ambaye walikuwa wakiishi pamoja na Kanumba na walipofika Pale walikuta tayari ameshakata roho ila bado inasubiriwa ripoti ya daktari.
Kamanda Kenyela pia amesema kuwa mpenzi wak

e Maerehemu Kanumba anashikiliwa na Polisi kwa uchunguzi zaidi. Lulu ambaye naye anag’aa kwenye tasnia ya Filamu amekuwa akigonga vichwa vya habari vya magazeti ya “udaku” kutokana na skendo za mara kwa mara za mahusiano ya kimapenzi, ni majuzi tu mwanadada huyu ametimiza miaka 18 tangu kuzaliwa.

Aidha nyumbani kwa marehemu Sinza kumejaa ndugu jamaa na marafiki kiasi barabara ya kwenda Lion kupitia Madukani inapitika kwa taabu.
Kanumba ambaye alizaliwa mwaka 1984 amefanikiwa kuzikonga nyoyo za mashabiki wa tasnia ya movie za Tanzania si tu kwa Tanzania bali hata nje ya nchi pia. Kwa mashabiki wa filamu za kibongo Kanumba alikuwa ni namba moja na kwa kiasi kikubwa aliweza kuweka viwango kwani alikuwa anafaa kwa kila kona kuanzia kuigiza mpaka kuvaa na adamu ya maisha tofauti na ma Super Star wengine hivyo kuwavutia watu wa rika lote. Kanumba anamaliza kipindi chake cha miaka 28 akiwa ameacha kumbukumbu ambayo itaishi kwa muda mrefu.
 Chanzo: Spoti na Starehe 

 Huzuni imetanda kila mahali

 Mmoja wa viongozi wa chama cha wasanii akieleza jambo

MC akitoa matangazo haya na yale

REST IN PEACE STEVEN KANUMBA 1984-2012

We have received the death of Steve Kanumba with shock and consternation.

Steve has been a constant visitor at ZIFF, a keen supporter and has won Awards at ZIFF both in 2010 and 2011.

Steve Kanumba was the most famous of all Tanzania film stars of the Bongo Movies. His is a household name loved and cherished by millions in Tanzania but even many more millions in Burundi, DRC Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria. But what distinguished him from the rest was his affable and amiable character. His reputation and character went in tandem and those of us who knew him were amazed by his liveliness, humour, creativity and filial love. He made and starred in not less than 100 films over the last 10 years. We join all others in mourning this creative son of Africa.

- Martin Mhando

A poem for you my dear friend Steven.

ULALE PEMA PEPONI STEVEN KANUMBA

Ulikuwa mtu mbele ya watu, ukajivika tabasamu cheko na bashasha,
Ulikuwa wa mwanzo na jemadari, kuona mbele na safari kuongoza,
Ulikuwa wa mwisho kununa, ulipokisimangwa kwa kero na ujuvi,
Wewe ulishika panga, ukaingia mwituni na njia kutupasulia!

Eh jiti kuu la mwituni, ndege wema na wabaya watamiapo,
Eh mzizi ulotambaa, ukagusa nyika na bahari kwa pamoja,
Eh mbuyu wa thamani, dawa poa na sumu kali zote zipo,
Eh wimbo wa pozeo, jua la kuchea na na mwezi wa kuchwea.

Nikwambe nini jabali, ulobeba tasnia,
Nikusifuje kwa hili, mbinguni wakasikia,
Leo dunia hulali, Pepo yakutazamia,
Ugone mpheho Steven, Umbudo nakukumbuka.

by Moyo wa Simba

In January, in the foto below, he joined us at the Mini ZIFF festival in Zanzibar.