DODOMA, Nov. 21 -- MOURNERS have remembered Tanzanian comedian and renowned Master of Ceremony Emmanuel Mathias, popularly known as MC Pilipili, as a man with a Samaritan heart, as hundreds gathered in Dodoma yesterday for his burial.
The comedian passed away on Sunday, November 16, while travelling to a scheduled performance. His brother, Christopher Mathias Matebe, said the family had been briefed on early findings, which indicate that MC Pilipili sustained fatal injuries after being attacked by unknown individuals.
Dodoma Regional Police also confirmed that preliminary investigations suggest he may have died as a result of physical assault, pointing to suspected murder.
Many mourners said they came not only to honour his contribution ...