Comedy veteran Mzee Pembe laid to rest

Nairobi,Kenya

Kenyan old hand in the comedy arena Mzee Pembe was buried yesterday, according to a Facebook post by Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki.

Mzee Pembe was put to rest at Kariokor Muslim Cemetery, Nairobi, yesterday. He is attributed to opening the comedy world to Kenyans and was the last of the generation of TV comedians of the legendary “Aspro Show” of the 1960s on KBC TV (then Voice of Kenya).

He also featured on ‘Jamii ya Mzee Pembe’ and ‘Kivunja Mbavu’ programmes where he featured alongside Kipanga Athumani, Mama Tofi, Mzee Tamaa and Mama Njeri, who have all since died.