Kenyan actor Mzee Kihara, who featured in local drama like Hulabaloo Estate, Vitimbi and Jungu Kuu, is dead.

His death was announced by fellow actor Hussein Yusuf aka Bahali Yake on facebook

"Innalillahi wainna Ilayhi rajiun....kweli hii dunia sote Ni wasafiri......We lost one of my colleague Actor on Jungu Kuu a K24 TV programme..., Mr.Kihara Mzee wa kofia hapo...He was really a nice person and very kind alipenda kutununulia mayai boilo tukiwa kwa set, Na kweli alikua mcheshi......we will miss you Gukaa.....pole kwa familia na marafiki....Mungu awape subra familia wakati huu mgumu."

Kihara was acting on Jungu Kuu, a local drama series on K24 before his death.

His death comes days after another actor Papa Shirandula was buried on Monday.

Mzee Kihara is said to have succumed to Pneumonia.