For Akuku Danger, the decision was not born out of a dislike for children. In fact, he says he loves them. It was a deeply personal choice informed by a lifetime of living with sickle cell disease and witnessing the emotional, physical, and financial burden it placed on his family.
Childhood memories of sickle cell disease continue to haunt comedian and entertainer Akuku Danger, whose real name is Mannerson Oduor.He recalls the searing pain that left him in tears, the repeated hospital visits, and the fear etched on his parents’ faces as they searched for answers. Neighbours whispered that he had been bewitched, unable to understand why he was always sick.
Those memories never left him. Instead, they shaped one of the most difficult decisions of his life - vasectomy.