Mama in Heaven: Grace Ekirapa shares emotional Mother’s Day message honouring her sisters and late mother
By Valerian Khakayi, May 10, 2026Mother’s Day often comes with flowers, warm messages and public celebrations. But for media personality and former TV host Grace Ekirapa, the day carried a deeper, more personal meaning filled with love, gratitude and remembrance.
In a heartfelt message shared on her social media on Sunday, May 10, 2026, Grace opened up about the people who anchor her life, her sisters, whom she lovingly referred to as her “world”, and her late mother, whom she honoured with touching words that reflected both love and longing.
Her message painted a picture of a closely knit family bound not just by blood, but by unity, faith and shared strength through life’s difficult seasons.
“Tush @tushlyne and June @juliet.ekirapa , You two are my world. I know Gods biggest blessing to me is life with you two,” Grace wrote.
Grace also expressed gratitude for the bond they share, saying they give her the strength to face hard days and hope for the future and reflected on the years ahead with optimism, thanking God for the journey they are walking together.
“You give me the strength to face difficult days. I give thanks to God for the wonderful years that are ahead of us because we get to share them together,” she added.
“May our Children love each other like we do. May everybody that comes into our lives feed from our unity and strength and be nourished by the purity of our bond and love.”
The emotional tribute also extended to her late mother, whom she referred to as “Mama in Heaven.” In the message, Grace acknowledged her absence while still celebrating her presence in spirit, showing how deeply she continues to shape their lives even after her passing.
“God has great plans for us and I am excited that I get to watch the pages of our lives unfold. Happy Mother’s Day to My Daughters’ other Mothers and to Mama in Heaven. I love youuuuu,” Grace added.
Grace on her late mother
The tribute comes after the former TV host opened up about her deeply emotional journey of loss, revealing how losing her mother at the age of eight shaped her childhood and took years of healing and self-discovery to fully process.
Speaking in a video shared on her TikTok page on Saturday, May 9, 2026, Grace described her mother’s passing as one of the most defining moments of her life, noting that the news was broken to her in a way that softened the reality.
“This is the grief that nobody talks about. Another kind of grief is losing yourself. It also gave me a different identity, a loser. On today’s perspective, I want to look at the topic of loss and grief. You know, I know you ask about loss and grief. This is the grief that nobody talks about. When I was 8 years old, I lost my mum, and the way it was broken to me was that she went to a very far country and that she was going to come back one day,” Grace narrated.
“I understand that I was little, so they needed the best angle to share with me the news, but what they did not know is that for many years I kept looking over my shoulder to wait and see if my mum would show up. At some point, it made me feel like she chose the other side more than she chose us. So I carried a lot of anger and resentment towards her.”