Fans of the popular video vixen and socialite, Agnes Masogange have been thrown into mourning as the Tanzanian video icon passed away at the age of 28.
According to Tanzania’s EATV, Masogange succumbed to pneumonia and low blood pressure at 4 pm on Friday, April 20 at Mama Ngoma Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dr Kihama Ngoma verified the news about Ms Masogange’s death and stated that the video vixen had been admitted to the health facility for four days.
Tanzania’s Global Publishers reports that hundreds of Dar es Salaam residents made their way to Mama Ngoma Hospital when news about Ms Masogange’s death broke Friday evening.
Her body has been moved to Muhimbili National Hospital, comedian Steve Nyerere says.
Agnes Masogange featured in, among others, Tanzanian musician Belle 9’s song called ‘Masogange’.
According to Roben Simwanza, a lawyer to the deceased, Masogange died on Friday, April 20 around 4.00 pm.
He said she was suffering from pneumonia and died while receiving treatment at Mama Ngoma hospital at Mwenge in Kinondoni Municipality.
“I’m really shocked by her death; I received a call concerning her death about one hour ago (around 4.00 pm),” he said in brief.
Many artists including Steve Nyerere have expressed shock upon receiving news of their colleague’s death.
The socialite and video queen was on April 6, ordered to pay a fine of Sh1.5 million or serve a jail term of two years after Resident Magistrate-in-Charge Wilbard Mashauri had found her guilty on April 3, this year.
Magistrate Mashauri made the decision after proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Agness Masogange was indeed using narcotic drugs.
