8 Kenyan celebrities battling rare conditions

A seat on the table of fame means several factors have to be put in play and considered occasionally.

Unfortunately, some celebrities have had to go through tough battles with conditions; some incurable, others curable, each costing them a lot of resources, just to take care of.

Let’s start off;

1. Elanis Wambui Ngugi

Through her newly launched YouTube channel, the member of Kenyan African pop group Elani recently opened up about her incurable condition, Androgenetic hair loss that sees her lose a massive density of hair in a particular area of her scalp.

Elani’s Wambui Ngugi

2. Nazizi

The First Lady of Hip Hop and radio host was diagnosed with Chondromalacia Patella Grade 4 injury on her left knee, about a year and a half ago that saw her gain about 15kgs because of the friction in her knees. Last week she went for her second session of stem cell therapy that has seen her lose 4kgs so far.

Nazizi

3. Yvonne Okwara

The respected Citizen TV new anchor has been battling chronic pain for over 2 years now, having to deal with two slip discs in her lower spine that forced her to undergo spinal surgery in July 2020 after medicine and physiotherapy failed.

Yvonne Okwara

4. Frankie Kiarie

The fitness enthusiast has had to battle a lifelong skin condition, Vitiligo since birth where his skin loses its pigment cells in patches, leaving him with darker and lighter parts on his body.

Frankie Just Gym IT

5. Joy Kendi

The fashion blogger recently revealed she suffers from dyslexia which is a learning disability that saw her struggle to go through normal learning, having been discovered when she was about 11 or 12 years.

Joy Kendi

6. Gladys Gachanja

The articulate NTV news anchor opened up on an incurable skin condition she battled since birth called Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) that makes her skin red and itchy. A condition she revealed her son was also born with.

Gladys Gachanja

7. Grace Kuria

The young KTN news anchor opened up on recently battling an incurable chronic illness that saw her stay off the screens for a couple of months, because of her struggle with mobility. But she believes she was miraculously healed.

Grace Kuria

8. Anita Nderu

The sassy media personality has been battling seizures since January 2020 that saw one of her shoulder bones get broken into four pieces that got put back using a titanium plate. Admitting she suffers seizures occasionally.

Anita Nderu

Elani is back with a new jam dubbed ‘Only You’ and it’s totally worth your time (Video)

For sure, we had missed Elani, the trio that treated us to powerful jams like; KookooJana Usiku, Milele. After a long hiatus, they are finally back.

Also read: We need Elani back on the music scene!

The group that is made up of Bryan Chweya, Maureen Kunga and Wambui Ngugi has released a new song titled Only You and we can’t get enough of it.

This jam talks about a time when people are willing to come together and commit to being with one another. The big step as some people would say.

Elani
Elani

There are several reasons why I love this jam. The first is because Kenya’s favourite YouTube couple of Ben Cyco and Wanjiru Njiru are starring in it and what better way to celebrate two people who genuinely love each other.

The second reason is that the vocals of the artists in this jam are so sweet. Every time you listen to Wambui, Bryan or Wambui, you can feel what they are singing about deep in your heart and that’s how it’s supposed to be.

The third reason is the video is really great. I really loved the depictions it paints a better picture of what the trio are talking about. If I had to rate this song, I would give it an 11/10. Yup!

Watch Only You below and tell us what you think.

We need Elani back on the music scene!

If there’s something I’ve learnt about the Kenyan music industry it’s that you should never take a long break, unless of course you are Nyashinski.

Kenyans tend to forget very fast and new musicians are emerging each and every day so if you go on a hiatus you will pay for it dearly just like Elani.

The group that is made up of Bryan Chweya, Maureen Kunga and Wambui Ngugi, took a long break in 2016 and things have never been the same for them.

The Hapo Zamani hitmakers tried to make a comeback in 2018 but it soon dawned on them that their fans had moved on to things like Lamba Lolo.

Elani
Elani

At the time, their songs were not getting traction and they soon disappeared from the music scene yet again.

Truth is Elani has left a big void in the local music industry. We really miss them. I get nostalgia every time I listen to songs like Kookoo, Jana Usiku and Milele.

If it were up to me, I would work tirelessly to ensure that Elani gets back to where they were in 2014 but then again there’s nothing that I can do apart from wishing.

Listen to their latest release dubbed Jinsi below.