...Why did he have to tell lies then?

I think he went too far.one can make a joke about his life but involving family ati 'family was killed by a speeding truck' is a bad joke.wazuans,while still protecting our privacy, we should always try to be honest on certain matters.anyway he is gone hope he was at peace with his maker but I wish he tried to correct the facts before his departure which seemed certain to him

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Given this situation, his close friends have agreed to set up an education fund for his children which will be hosted at CFC Stanbic and the funds drive is running simultaneously with burial arrangements.

How can we come in as Wazua family?

My suggestions would be

1. We can still meet up on 20th and do our mini funds drive towards the children's school fees fund because i think that would be very critical and then get a representative who can submit the same for us as his friends in Wazua.

2. Send our contributions for the burial arrangements as we had discussed on the number given on an earlier post which can be handed over to the committee organising for the burial.

3. join the rest of the group at the meetings and make contributions individually - its next to dove cage(i need to get that restaurant's name correctly - but i know there are other close friends here so please help this old lady)

4. other suggestions from Wazua...

From my list, i would go with the first option... I think this would touch him from far and beyond the clouds.... - my thinking.

@Wendz, thanks for the information and the details:
This has really changed the theme of the thread, I do very well understand your explanation about how the thread was put but your relevation I think has changed a lot of things as now we realize Fn'F had a family who have now lost a bread winner, the revelation has left even myself a bit confused, I have always wondered that part about whisky being the culprit here, based on my last interaction with him, he did not seem like the person who would overindulge in phombe.

Funny whenever phombe is mentioned peeps @wazua automatically believe that McReggae is up there at the top...what if in real life I do not partake!!!

All in all that is water under the bridge, Fn'F was part of the greater wazuan family, he has since passed on and left a family, I support option 1 where whatever wazuans are able to collect will go towards the education of at least one of his family members!!!

I like your view Jacy.

If you read the thread well, notice that he had agreed to come to the Mbuzi and share his new found inspirational talk. We don't know if that is when he would have revealed all. He passed on before he could do so.

If he had told the exact story at the beginning of what he was going through, his identity here would have been compromised.

I still think the guy was intelligent, compassionate and fair to us. He did not seek your sympathy for selfish gains.

Empathy for society comes in many forms. Wangari did it with trees, eddy did it here. Why would someone confuse Allegory with a lie? Or tell a story but say it is happening to a friend?

I was almost convinced he was another person i know in real life.
He has recently died of Liver cancer, has a wife and two children.
But like Jacy26 said, F&F passed a message..Life is short, Live it well.

@Wendz, the number given is for funeral expenses or for children's fund too?