By Edith. O. Virginia
Kenyan YouTuber and social media influencer Elodie zone is in mourning after sudden demise of somebody close to her.
Elodie took to social media to mourn the untimely death of the young man since identified as Gachui Karanja. She eulogized Karanja as a the guy who shielded her from the challenges life threw at her.
She also identified him as a hardworker and a person who pushed through limits.
“Forever in my heart,forever in my prayers you and I were never to cross paths but the universe but the universe gave me a baby brother in you, you pushed me to work harder. Helped me move to my first apartment, were a shoulder to cry on and you protected me from the harsh things people say about me online. I love you forever baby bro," she wrote.
According to a local daily, Gachui died after falling from the fifth floor of an apartment in Nairobi where he had attended a party in the company of his friends.
Moments preceding the untimely event, the 20-year-old was in the company of 8 of his friends having fun.
Nairobi police boss James Mugera led a team to the crime scene.
"We suspect he was intoxicated at the time he fell but we are also investigating to establish if there were other issues," he said.
The friends accompanied Gqchui's lifeless body to the morgue after the police had finished questioning them.
The sad incident happened over the weekend.