FANS REACT TO DAYO’S DEATH ON PEPETA

Pepeta fans can’t get enough of the series, set in Africa’s largest slum, Kibera known for hard crime, gang rivalry, and extrajudicial killings on the one hand, and producing the best football players in the country.

This week’s episode saw Dayo and his gang of footballers, Junior, Dimore, and Ade,  who are upcoming football players, found themselves caught between the push and pull of football and crime. The stars were aligned in Dayo’s favour. However, on the night he was supposed to fly to Europe to play for an international team, his dreams were cut short when he was caught in a crossfire between rival gangs and tragically shot fans responded to his death on the show:

Ruth Nafula: I literally cried. It was really emotional the way I crushed for dayo I will miss your beautiful smile, sweetie.

PK Wa Msoo: A lesson to all of us, choose your friends wisely, always follow your conscience, irrespective of what your friends tell you. consequences of bad company.

Ray Ben KE: Innocent dayo Hadi Bado nafeel isikuetrue story coz I can’t imagine the pain

Sharon Odidi: I’m hurt. It felt so real I just thought of Dayos’ mum and the prayers. I wish he followed his instinct and went home instead of letting friends decide for him.

Kerubo Kerubo: Weeeeeeeeeeeh hiyo kifo ya Dayoyaani imekuwa kama ni kitu real kapsaaaa

Dorothy Mwoya: My heart is broken, woii Dayo that was sad. Some blamed Dimore for his demise:

Mike Spear: Letty Reynolds so kuna vile alikua anataka amiss flight

Based on a real-life story, Pepeta tells the story of Junior, a 17-year-old talented footballer torn between the thrills of crime and the promises of soccer. Keep up with the drama on Pepeta every Sunday at 9:00 pm on DStv 158 and GOtv 2.