adminhoisted him from being a common township lad to being one of the best wheel-spinners of his generation in Mutare and beyond.
He was 32 and only into the sixth month of exchanging vows with his sweetheart, Tafadzwa.
The funeral wake — which resembled an encyclopaedic Who’s Who — saw some residents emerging from their homes in Sakubva township to bury their own.
Some cycled, some hired buses, while many others drove all sorts of cars which may have made the occasion be easily mistaken for a motor show.
Business came to a standstill as the hearse carrying the entertainer’s casket moved amid blares of hooting from vehicles making the long procession.
Arguably one of the biggest convergences since the burial of the late prominent diamond dealer Bothwell “Sir Bethaz” Hlahla in the same city in August 2011, the programme began with a service at the Lighthouse Christian Church.
His brother, Charles, spoke of a caring sibling who had easily adopted the role of father, while his mother described him as a source of moral and financial support.
His former bosses and workmates at G3 Entertainment, DJs “Big Fish” and “Fresh” said Daddy K was a humble character with whom one needed a second touch of the hand to establish who he really was. “When he told us he would be going to Canada to join his wife, we agreed that should he find the situation not conducive, the door was open.”
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