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== Early Life ==

Jacky Vike was born in Nairobi’s Eastleigh on September 8, 1987, growing up in a tight-knit Luhya family of four siblings, where she was the third-born. Her bustling estate life sparked her comedic flair. After her father’s death during high school, her mother, a businesswoman, kept the family afloat, sending Vike to Heshima Road Primary School and Kegoye High School in Western Kenya.<ref name="standard_childhood"/> “I learned to find joy in tough times,” she shared.<ref name="standard_childhood"/> Skipping college to chase acting dreams—against her mother’s wish for her to become an air hostess—Vike joined theatre troupes through mentor Joel Kennedy Otukho, performing educational plays across Kenya.<ref name="whownskenya">{{cite web |url=https://whownskenya.com/jacky-vike-biography/ |title=Jacky Vike Biography and Career |publisher=Who Owns Kenya |date=2024-02-15 |accessdate=2025-06-07}}</ref>