Yesterday the news that struck the gospel industry was rather shocking: reportedly, Tanzanian best-selling gospel singer Bonny Mwaitege passed away. Earlier accounts asserted that the much cherished artiste died a natural death from a road accident on Sunday evening. The information created panic and sadness among thousands of fans worldwide.
However, the following day Isaac Nandwa came out to claim that he had been echoed by wrong information. He later on apologized for passing the wrong information around and withdrew the statement in a long message on his social media platforms. And realizing disappointments of the fans of the singer known as Bonny Mwaitege, Nandwa claimed that the singer was very much alive and well.
“To Bonny Mwaitege’s family and friends, my mum loves your songs and sorry for posting such misleading information,” he wrote.
The event that led to Bonny Mwaitege’s premature death was sadly publicly announced, and this drew massive emote reactions from people particularly on the social media platforms. Many fans took to social media to mourn for him and his music which they said helped them through some tough phases in their lives. Some shared memories about some of his songs saved their lives, helped them to carry on, as his inspiring and positive texts meant.
The above event shows how the singers engage with the audience regularly, and demonstrates the rapport between Bonny Mwaitege and his fans. Even though his death was not real, the message that spread internationally demonstrated the level of reverence and adoration that he enjoys among gospel artists.
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