"Hardest part": Baba Kaunty weeps receiving brother's body after 23 years apart

This story has significance for readers across Kenya and beyond.

- Baba Kaunty, a Kenyan content creator, was filmed running alone along a dirt road to guide a funeral cortege carrying his brother's remains to the family home

- The brothers had not seen each other in 23 years, and Baba Kaunty has previously shared that nearly every member of his clan has passed on

- A video of the emotional moment was shared on Facebook, and quickly drew hundreds of reactions from Kenyans moved by the scene

A raw, heartbreaking video circulating on Facebook has left many Kenyans in tears after it captured the moment content creator Baba Kaunty ran out alone to receive the body of his brother, who had been away for 23 years.

The clip, filmed on 17 August 2026 along a dusty rural road lined with trees, shows Baba Kaunty in a visibly distressed state, jogging ahead of a white minivan loaded with luggage as it made its way through what appears to be a village setting.

Baba Kaunty loses another family member

Audible cries can be heard in the background as he moves to guide the cortege home. The video carries extra weight given what Baba Kaunty has previously shared about his family.

In earlier posts, he revealed that nearly everyone in his clan had died, leaving only himself, his brother and their stepmother.

He had even walked followers through the graves of his departed relatives. The brother whose body he now received was the last person outside that tiny circle who connected him to his roots, and the two had not been in the same place since 2003.

"My brother's body just arrived; this is the first time I am seeing him after 23 good years. This is the hardest and saddest video I ever made, but I had to be strong, coz I'm a man," he wrote on his Facebook page.

Watch the emotional moment Baba Kaunty receives his brother's body:

Kenyans react with deep sympathy

The video quickly drew a wave of condolences and personal reflections from people across the country. Here are some of the comments.

@Joanna Ura wrote:

"Oooh, he went to receive him. Running all alone, guiding the cortege home. My condolences."

@Naulikha's Dota Rozy observed:

"He had to receive the cortege alone."

@Samwel Okelo noted:

"Alikosana na villagers?? The hearse was received coldly."

@Brendah N Kerre asked:

"Which county is this? Pole bro. That weight is heavy for sure."

@Inaweti Mjumbe Edwin kept it simple:

"Pole bro not easy."

@Sharifa Hamida connected it to her own grief, writing:

"Me crying after kuzika my mum it's not easy aki."

@Wammbeyi Linda Abishag, who wrote:

"You did well. He ain't heavy... he's your brother."

The phrase, borrowed from an old saying about the bonds of family, seemed to capture what many viewers felt watching a man grieve alone on a village road, running to meet the last piece of a family that was almost entirely gone.

Source: TUKO.co.ke

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