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“After watching the clip I couldn’t hold back my tears” Kenyan Hollywood actor who suffered from depression speaks on Rose Muhando’s situation

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Martin Oduor

Video clip of controversial Apostle James Nganga exorcising demons out of Rose Muhando continue to set tongues wagging weeks after it surfaced online.

US based Kenyan actor Silas Mwenda, who suffered from severe depression last year, has commented on Rose Muhando’s situation in a long post.

Also read: Kenyan Hollywood actor Silas Mwenda seeks divine intervention after suffering severe depression

“After watching Rose Muhando video clip that surfaced online I couldn’t hold back my tears. For a minute I thought I was watching a clip from horror film. Its was very sad. Unbelievable! Rose Muhando’s story is a great reflection of our lives as a society. Mental health is real and it needs to be addressed. Depression is real. All those small fights we have in our lives everyday if they are not watched they will lead to something worse without us realizing. Some of us are struggling with relationships, career problems, discouragement, marital problem, low self esteem, financial strains,” wrote Silas in part.

Those who look happiest could be the most affected

Silas, who has starred in a new movie dubbed ‘Ryde or Die’, reveals that Rose’s situation could have been different if she had opened up to the people who are close to her.

He further reveals that people who look happiest in public might be the ones who are deeply affected by depression.

“Some of us look very happy in public but very lonely crying and fighting a monster in private. If Rose opened about her problem with her manager to Pastor Nganga or any other closer person she could have gotten help long time. she could not have lost the battle. She could have found help! But unfortunately she went silent.

“They look like Kim Kardashian and Beyonce on social media but kindly find out how they are doing. Mental health can affect all of us regardless of our position in the society. From Celebrities to the house girls. Mental health is real. We all need to open and talk about it. Could you tell Rose was fighting a monster by looking at her perform at Groove award concerts? No.. My prayers and support goes to Rose Muhando.Lets pray for her instead of sitting down and judging her.We are all victims.”

Kenyan Hollywood actor drops new gospel song after suffering severe depression

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Martin Oduor

Lupita Nyong’o and Edi Gathegi are the most successful Kenyan actors in Hollywood. But there are also other Kenyans who are scaling the heights of Hollywood.

One such Kenyan is Silas Mwenda, he has starred in 2017 movie ‘Ryde’. The movie is about an Uber driver who experiences a night of terror after picking up a sadistic killer.

Before starring in the movie, Silas Mwenda suffered severe depression that saw him go to bed in tears every night. He was about to give up on life altogether when he decided to seek divine intervention to his suffering.

Thanks to God

Silas has since dropped a new gospel song ‘Nashukuru’ thanking God for all he has done to him. He got out of depression and landed an acting role in the 2017 movie.

Watch Silas’ new video below:

Kenyan Hollywood actor Silas Mwenda seeks divine intervention after suffering severe depression

Posted on May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 by Martin Oduor

Just when he thought his world was crumbling, Silas ran to God and it turned out his decision was the smartest thing he did.

Silas Mwenda is also a Hollywood actor signed to Lincoln Talent Agency in USA, he will soon feature in a major film project set to premiere in summer in the US.

The multitalented singer/actor recently suffered severe depression that saw him go to bed in tears every night. He was about to give up on life altogether when he decided to seek divine intervention to his suffering.

“Recently I was going through a very tough challenging situation in my personal life. I could go to bed in tears and wake up in feeling so low every day, a situation that pushed me to the wall and almost crashed my spirit into pieces. I had thought all is gone. I had very many questions than answers. It was very hard to pray. It was hard for me to believe that I could rise back on my feet again,” Silas wrote.

Through his prayer to God, Silas decided to pour out his feeling and pain in a song. He recorded a worship song as thanksgiving to God.

“Tunakuabudu is basically a worship song..I was inspired to sing this song as a thanksgiving song to God in my simple Swahili words from the deepest part of my heart for what He has done for me.

“When I was recording the song, I just wanted to pour my inner pain out to God in a song. The style of the music didn’t matter at all. After all CRY has no style. There is no Kapuka, Genge, hip hop or Rnb cry. There is no formula to CRY. My voice got filled with a lot of emotions during recording crying out to God for help. This song has indeed brought forth my healing. God has indeed restored back my joy, peace and all that the enemy had stolen away from me. He has indeed fought all my battles. Am feeling so alive now. Am hoping it will do the same to the human being with ailing souls who watches this video across the globe. TUNAKUABUDU is a song that rotates around God supremacy and power to save.” Added Silas

Thanks to his singing prowess, he has been nominated in the FOAGA Awards in the Best Urban Gospel Artist category. Watch Silas’ worship song in the video below: