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Comedian Sammy Kioko puts up his prized car for sale to save ailing sister
03rd November, 2025 11:34 AM
Comedian Sammy Kioko has announced he is disposing of his car, which he won in the 2018 Ultimate Comic Challenge, a week after demanding payment from Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti.
In a video he shared on his Facebook account on Monday, November 3, 2025, the comedian-turned-businessman announced the reasons leading to disposing of his eight-year-old gift from the Comic Challenge.
While inviting interested buyers, Sammy Kioko described how the car has been a blessing to him for the past eight years.
“So this morning, for those who know me, know that this car has been a blessing to me for eight years. Kwa wale wamefuatilia my journey for ten years, you know how I acquired this car, and this car has been a huge blessing to me,” Kioko said.
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While expressing the challenges he has faced, pushing him to dispose of the car, Kioko further announced he plans to sell it off at a low price.
“Sometimes, as a man, you have to do what you can, even if it hurts, so this car I want to dispose of, nataka kubariki pia mtu nayo with a good price,” Kioko said.
On the other hand, Kioko revealed the financial strain he has been going through as he tries seeking medical attention for his sibling abroad, hence the quick decision to sell off the car.
“This November, my goal was to take my sister, my friend, to travel and go and seek medical attention, but time is not on our side, for serious buyers only hit my DM mwenye ako na offer poa anaichukua kama baraka,” Kioko pleaded.
The award
Kenya’s Ultimate Comic, Maisha Magic East reality show, announced Sammy Kioko as the stand-up comedy winner of 1 Million shillings, a car, and a one-year TV Contract.
Sammy Kioko was crowned the winner eight years ago after emerging as the best among 6 other contestants who made it to the semi-final stage.
At the time, through a partnership with Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki, Maisha Magic East started the search for the ‘Ultimate Comic’ in September 2017. The televised stand-up TV comedy show was put together to discover and nurture new talent in the comedy industry.
The competition was open to both male and female contestants between the ages of 18 and 50. Beginning with 6 shortlisted contestants, Sammy emerged as the winner in the following knockout rounds by the judges and live voting by the audience over a period of 22 weeks.
“I am so honoured and absolutely happy to be crowned the Ultimate Comic. This is a great win for me, and I am grateful to Churchill and his team, as well as Maisha Magic East. It was such a great honour for me to interact and learn from some of the best comedians in Kenya. I hope to use my talent to move to greater heights in the industry and influence other comedians positively,” Sammy Kioko said.
