This archive report was first published on 19 December 2019.
On December 18, Jacque Maribe celebrated her birthday, and Dennis Itumbi was quick to express his admiration for the former Citizen TV journalist through a heartfelt poem on social media.
Itumbi's poem, which he posted on his social media accounts, described Maribe as a 'fire of beauty and sexy.' The poem sparked a heated debate on social media, with many Kenyans taking to Twitter to poke fun at Itumbi's perceived love for Maribe.
However, Maribe finally responded to Itumbi's poem nearly four hours later, thanking him for his kind words and describing him as her 'best friend.' She wrote: 'Thank you so much @dennisitumbi you are the best friend a girl could ask for. We get to do another year…fire!!! Nakupenda sana.'
While this was going on, Kenyans on social media were once again having a ball at the expense of Itumbi. Some were quick to remind him that his perceived love rival, Eric Omondi, was warming his bed using his 'fire' during a family vacation in October.
However, this time around, Itumbi stood up to his trolls and owned his friendzone status unapologetically.
