Rozy Amimo stood before a small group gathered at her home in Awasi on Thursday and spoke softly about the man she had just lost. Her husband, Festus Amimo — a beloved Luo radio presenter — died suddenly on Sunday after collapsing in a hotel in central Nairobi. He was 47.

What followed was a portrait of a marriage defined by teasing, trust and everyday negotiations familiar to many couples. Rozy smiled as she recalled the small quarrels that often broke out in their home, especially over her husband’s ever-present phone.

“Sometimes we used to fight in the house because he was always on the phone,” she said. Festus would brush off her complaints with the same response each time: “You don’t know what this phone does for me… This is my office.”

Those moments, she said, were never serious — just part of the rhythm of a marriage shaped by affection and mutual respect.

Rozy also spoke about the shock of losing him so suddenly. Festus had left the house in good spirits on the afternoon he died. They had even joked about what they might eat later that day. “He left the house by 2 p.m. for a function and had asked me what we would eat later,” she said. “I always answered, ‘I don’t know much,’ to his annoyance.”

His death, she said, has taught her one thing: “To always take one day at a time and live for each day.”

For Rozy, Festus was more than a public voice on the airwaves. He was a loyal friend, a man driven by ambition, and someone who rarely abandoned a goal once he set his mind to it. “If he set his heart to something, he would always ensure he had succeeded at it,” she said. He had “a lot of plans for December and for next year. But God always has His plans.”

Festus Amimo served as head of radio at KBC’s Mayienga FM and was known for his energetic presence on air and his deep connection with listeners. His sudden death has stunned colleagues and fans alike, leaving a gap in Kenya’s vernacular radio scene and an even deeper one at home.