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Where did it all begin? Why Charles Bukeko was perfectly fit for the role of Papa Shirandula

Charles 'Papa Shirandula' Bukeko [Photo: Courtesy]

Yesterday the nation was stunned. One of its most recognisable comedian had died. At the climax of his venerable acting career, Charles Bukeko was a mainstay TV character, playing the lead role in one of the biggest and longest-running television shows in the country and starring in big-budget commercials for some of the largest local and global corporates; from Safaricom to Vodacom and Coca-Cola.

But where did it all begin?

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