Veteran Citizen TV actor Papa Shirandula is dead

Citizen TV actor Charles Bukeko popularly known as Papa Shirandula is dead.

According to the family, Shirandula died at the Karen Hospital where he has been receiving treatment since Monday.

The family, however, could not disclose the cause of his death, saying they will wait for the report from the hospital where he passed on.

"They have not given us the details. We are waiting for the hospital's report but he was just unwell," Alice Atamba, Bukeko's sister-in-law said.

The 58-year-old Bukeko (pictured) rose to fame when he was cast to play the role of Papa Shirandula in the popular TV series Papa Shirandula which aired on Citizen TV.

It is this show that made him a household name in Kenya and earned him the name Papa or Papa Shirandula.

Since then, he has appeared in several other TV shows such as The Captain of Nakara (2012).

Papa has also appeared in numerous big-time commercials across the world including Coca Cola and GOTV.

He is survived by wife Beatrice Andega, and three children namely Tony, Charlie and Wendy.