Tumiso Mathenge, first-born daughter to Kenyan artiste Wahu Kagwi has defended her mother after netizens body-shamed her.
Taking to her Insta-story, Tumiso said she was shocked that ladies were body shaming her mother, not understanding that she just had a baby a few months ago.
“I find it sad that it is women who are talking about her body. Honestly, I expected better from us. She just had a baby. You guys need to grow up for real,” she said.
To respond to the comments, Wahu took to her Instagram and said there were quite several distasteful comments, unfortunately, many of them were by women.
"To anyone who ever been body shamed, remember, what the 'shamers' say is not a reflection of you, it's a reflection of the quality of person they are," she said.
Wahu said she is aware of the weight added, saying she has added up to 22.5 kilograms.
"For those who know me, I always add weight when pregnant. with Tumiso I added 27kgs," she said.
"I'm sharing this for us to take note that there is hope for a more positive living environment and also to encourage anyone who's been a victim of any kind of hate otherwise, laleni fiti."
The hateful comments streamed after Wahu posted a picture of her while speaking during a meeting with her fellow Talanta Hela Creative Technical Committee members.
Wahu was appointed to the committee with other celebrities including Daniel Ndambuki, popularly known as Churchill, Azziad Nasenya, Jimi Gathu, Kate Actress and Akothee.
The main mandate of the committee shall be to propose reliable systems for the seamless and accountable collection and distribution of royalties to all creatives and implementation frameworks for the National Creatives Economy Plan.
They will also manage the National Creatives Awards (Kenyan Grammys) and deploy the digital space in talent search, identification, nurturing and exposure.
It will also establish a robust framework to monetize the creatives sector to expand employment opportunities and support Kenya’s economic growth and advice on the Masterplan for upgrading arts facilities and infrastructure countrywide to international standards.
"The Council and its Technical Committees shall undertake any other task as may from time to time be assigned by the Cabinet Secretary aimed at the renaissance of Kenyan sports and the Creative Economy," reads the gazette notice.
