Dan Sonko's Tearfully Eulogises Late Ex Winfred Bwire

16 September 2024

• She was eulogized as a disciplined and dedicated woman.

• Dida will be buried in Mumias on Saturday, 21, 2024.

Dan Sonko, the ex-partner of the late actress Winfred Bwire Ndubi, also known as Dida, was among the guests at her memorial service.

The event, titled 'The Last Dance,' took place at Mount Zion in honour of the beloved actress. An emotional Dan shared that they had held onto hope that Bwire would overcome her battle with cancer and return home healthy.

"Our prayer was that she would emerge victorious. In God's way, this is a form of victory for her. She is no longer in pain," Dan said, his voice choked with emotion.

Unable to continue, he broke down in tears and was visibly overcome during the candle-lighting vigil held in Dida’s memory.

In a past interview with Lizz Ngugi, Bwire had disclosed that she and Dan had parted ways but remained close friends. She explained that they both had personal challenges but found support in each other.

"I started from scratch. I met my best friend in the whole wide world, and we decided to walk this journey together. Dan had lost his wife Dru while she was giving birth to their second son. He was trying to rebuild his life, and that's how we came together. It was genuine because we were best friends," Bwire shared.

However, Bwire revealed that Dan eventually developed mental health issues, which placed a strain on their relationship.

"Two years into the relationship, Dan's mental health deteriorated, and I didn’t know how to handle it. I was young, juggling work and caring for the kids. It was an incredibly stressful time in my life, and I felt lost. People often call me strong, but I don't want that label. I'm not as strong as people think," she admitted in the interview.

In a separate interview with Buzzcentral, Dida mentioned that she had known Dan before he got married to Dru, although they were not romantically involved at the time.

"I knew Dan from the theater before he met Dru. Dru and I were not friends, but we crossed paths a few times at events where Dan was the MC," she recalled. "His wife knew me from seeing me perform, but we only encountered each other two or three times."