Veteran comedian Daniel Ndambuki, alias Churchill, has launched the Taji Recognition Awards to celebrate Kenya’s funniest men and women.
The 42-year-old unveiled the awards on Friday (26.07.19) during the third edition of International Africa Laugh Festival at the KICC, Nairobi.
The first recipient of the awards were comedian Njugush and NTV’s Managing Editor Emmanuel Juma, Nairobi News reported.
Njugush was caught off guard after Churchill called him on stage and surprised him with the Taji Humour Recognition Award: Online Creator for his exploits on the digital space.
“Wacha niseme napatiwaga Award lakini sijawahi pewa kama hii. I’m always treated as others. This means a lot. Thank you so much Churchill for recognizing what we do. For creating platforms for people like us ndio tujulikane na watu kama hawa na sisi tujisukume. I’m a really humbled” said the YouTuber who got his break in comedy on the TV series ‘The Real Househelps of Kawangware’.
Juma was feted for his humorous weekly segment ‘The Bull’s Eye that airs every Friday on NTV. The award was collected on his behalf by NTV Production and Programming Operations Manager Justus Tharao.
The award will be held every year.
