{"id":158172,"date":"2021-03-13T23:55:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=158172"},"modified":"2021-03-13T23:55:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T20:55:12","slug":"breaking-legendary-musician-christian-from-longombas-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/breaking-legendary-musician-christian-from-longombas-passes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking; Legendary Musician Christian From Longombas Passes On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the members of the legendary Longombas duo, Christian Longomba is dead. The group which consisted of Lovy and\u00a0 Christian was once one of Kenya&#8217;s best musical group. You probably remember the two from their hit song &#8216;Vuta Pumz&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Christian had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2015, shortly after he and his brother moved to the States and he went into surgery to have it removed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/viraltea.co.ke\/uploads\/images\/202103\/image_750x_604d1589c486a.jpg\" alt=\"Christian of Longombas Is Dead - Viral Tea Kenya\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>The surgery was successful but he had to go under the knife again after doctors discovered blood clots in his brain. He was undergoing regular treatment because of this, but he didn&#8217;t make it. His brother Lovy confirmed this through an emotional message shared on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8221;To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. I love you Christian, My brother, my friend and my partner but Jesus loves you more. Enjoy Heaven.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Christian\u2019s family and friends started a campaign to help raise USD20,000 (Sh2 million) to cater for his treatment in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Christian has now passed on in Los Angeles, US. May his soul rest in eternal peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the members of the legendary Longombas duo, Christian Longomba is dead. The group which consisted of Lovy and\u00a0 Christian was once one of Kenya&#8217;s best musical group. You probably remember the two from their hit song &#8216;Vuta Pumz&#8217;. 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