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Late TikTok star Brian Chira's grandfather has opened up about how the young man's death affected their family.
According to Chira's grandfather, in an interview with Presenter Ali, they loved the young man, who was an obedient child.
He recalled a time when Chira lost his beloved aunt and hinted that things took a turn in Chira's life after her death.
According to him, the late TikTok star was loved by his aunt, who paid his school fees and essentials before her death.
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Her death took a toll on his life, and his grandmother took over from his aunt. The elderly man lauded Chira's grandmother for taking care of him.
"Life for him did not change much after his mum's death. Fees was paid, and he was taken to school except for when he had to study far from home. He was a right boy. He wanted to be a leader. At other times money was lacking and his grandmother did not have money."
His sister's mother looked after him after his mum died. She took him to secondary school, to university, and then she died, and problems started hitting Chira. Alikua tegemeo kuu lake. He was not fine. That is where depression began. He saw that the world had ended. But his grandmother tried to do her best."
The grandfather denied claims that Chira was gay, claiming that he saw the allegations online and that his grandson never talked about his orientation.
"We knew him as a silent person. He was soft-spoken you would want him to keep talking. He was not loud, and we knew him as a good boy. We were shocked that he had a drinking problem. He was a bright boy.
It's something which I've never heard, even through media, even from Brian. I never heard from him even one time. What I heard from him is, 'I want to be a reader, economist, I want to start my broadcasting centre' but such I never heard from him."
He condemned netizens who shared the late TikToker’s photos on social media, asking them to maintain ethics.
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Brian Chira's grandfather during an interview two weeks after the star was laid to rest.
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