The theatre fraternity in Kenya has received with great shock the sudden and tragic death of actress Nancy Naliaka Sirengo who passed on yesterday whilst undergoing a Cesarean Section at an Eldoret Hospital.
The 31-year-old star had gone to the hospital to deliver her first born and the doctors attending to her recommended a Caesarian Section but things went awry and she did not come out of it alive while the child was delivered and is well.
Family spokesman John Khaemba made the announcement yesterday, “When you think you are reaching your prime age you never know what’s in store for you before the lights go off.”
The youthful actress had moved to Eldoret as the Assistant Business Development Manager, North Rift for Unilever who just promoted her a week ago in the position.
“We lost a hardworking daughter who had good ideas about of helping her siblings and contributing to the growth of society. She took to her father in the arts and was talented in acting winning the best Actress one time while acting with USIU,” mourned Nancy’s father Sirengo Khaemba who is the Executive Secretary Kenya National Schools, Colleges and Universities Drama Festival
Nancy is well known in the Schools and Colleges Drama festival as a talent since her school days at Arap Moi Girls’ Shibuye School and was part of the pioneers of the great drama movement at United States International University (USIU).
She won many national awards for her pedigree in acting and music on stage including in 2010 when she was declared the Best Actress overall in her portrayal of Sanaipei in Cleophas Malalah’s play The Blood Vendetta in Kisumu.
In the play, Sanaipei is a young Maasai girl who had been molested by the British army based in the country. Her story is told and in reparation she is educated abroad in England, comes back to the village and becomes the symbol strength for Maasai girls and women by establishing education centres for the villagers.
Source: SDE.co.ke
