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Established media personality and digital content creator Angela Wanjiru Muriuki, eulogized her late fiancé Charles Ouda in a moving speech during his vigil that was held at Kenya National theatre yesterday evening.
Angela, who is popularly known as Ciru Muriuki moved people to tears as she narrated the story of their love noting in her almost 42 years of existence nobody has ever made her feel as loved as Charles did.
The vigil was the first time that Ciru spoke about the late legendary actor and coach since his passing a little over a week ago.
Eulogizing the veteran actor who was fondly known as Charli, Ciru admitted the loss had heavily shook her to the core, pointing out it still felt unreal.
"This is not how I envisioned Valentine's Day. We weren't going to go all grand. We probably be home, either at his house or mine, and he'd make one of his elite sandwiches. then he'd make me a strong cocktail to marinate me. Instead of that am right here honouring this man and it still doesn't feel real,"
Speaking about their relationship and how the two first met the former BBC journalist narrated their encounter revealing she first met Charlie while he was still in high school.
"The first time I ever saw Charlie on stage was several years ago while he was still at St Mary's and I thought that he was so fine.
If anyone had told me that 20 years later this luminous man would have asked me to marry me I would have laughed you off the room. This love story of ours took me by surprise...
When we reconnected after I came back from New York we began some friendships that later had some benefits. After a while, it was clear that there was something between us that was completely undeniable,"
The digital content creator who refers to herself as a millennial coach noted Charlie was a beautiful lover ticking off all the green flag boxes. With a heavy heart filled with sorrow she recounted how the nigh he proposed was the most beautiful night of her life.
"I'm almost 42 years and I have never been loved like that. It was about the grand gestures. It was about the comfort. Then it was absolute safety. he saw me, It was such a big beautiful love.
The night he asked me to marry him we were on his couch and I was wearing torn leggings and one of his t shirts and he got down on one knee and I cried and to date that is one of the most beautiful night of my life," Ciru beautifully said.
She went on to send showers of gratitude to her departed lover, thanking him for showing her that everything she ever envisioned and dreamed off could actually materialize.
"My love I speak to you. Thank you for showing me what true love was. Thank you for being a perfect example of a real gentleman, the kindest man I have ever known. Thank you for taking care of me.
It is a privilege and honour of my life to have loved and be loved by you. Charlie, I will miss you until I join you, thank you," a grieving Ciru shared.
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