Kenyan club host and content creator Ciggie Johnson (real name Ciggie Okebiro) has become the centre of a widely discussed paternity story after a DNA test revealed he is not the biological father of the 12-year-old girl he has raised since birth. Here is how the story has unfolded so far.
Saturday, October 3, 2026 — The Revelation
Ciggie posted a viral selfie-style video filmed inside his car, capturing a phone call with the child's mother in which he asked directly what the DNA results showed.
She told him he had been "excluded as the biological father."
When she used that phrase, Ciggie pushed back, saying, "Stop complicated English. DNA says I am not the father."
The mother said she was also surprised by the outcome, telling him she had believed the result would be positive.
Background shared during the call
During the same conversation, Ciggie said he had initially refused to pay for the test himself, telling the mother she should cover the cost, and that he would reimburse her and continue supporting the child if the results confirmed he was the father.
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He said he had supported the child for 12 years, covering rent, school fees and other costs since her birth, and claimed the mother had previously reported him to the police and to children's officers.
He also pressed her on whether she knew who the child's biological father was.
Ciggie said he wanted a copy of the DNA report to review it himself, and said he wanted the child to be told the truth. The mother reportedly agreed to tell the child after school that day.
Sunday, October 4, 2026 — Public figures react
The story prompted reactions from several Kenyan public figures:
- Terence Creative urged Ciggie not to abandon the child, saying she has grown up knowing him as her father and doesn't know another one, and that withdrawing his love and care could harm her.
- Pastor Victor Kanyari advised Ciggie to return to his wife and not let the DNA result completely change his family relationships, questioning whether some truths are worth the pain they bring.
- Millicent Omanga, aspiring Nairobi Woman Representative, criticised the decision to make the child's DNA results public, writing, "Some things should never become content," and arguing the child's emotional wellbeing matters more than views or sympathy online.
- Oga Obinna weighed in more broadly on men who take DNA tests, saying the outcome, whether positive or negative, can still strain a man's relationship with the child's mother.
What remains unclear
At the time of writing, there has been no independent verification of the DNA report itself, no public statement from the child's mother beyond what was captured in the shared call, and no confirmation of whether or how the child has processed the news.
It is also not publicly confirmed whether Ciggie intends to continue supporting or being present in the child's life going forward.
