The renowned musician Wahu Kagwi has blocked persons on social media for harassing comments they made on her Instagram profile about her weight.
In a recently formed Talanta Hela Creative Technical Committee meeting, Wahu posted a picture of herself sharing her opinions.
She and her musician spouse Nameless had recently welcomed their third daughter when she wrote the article.
Although some social media users commented negatively on the singer's weight gain, the couple's first child, Tumiso, defended her mother.
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Tumi stated in her Instagram Stories on Wednesday that people should understand that Wahu recently had a kid, which is why she is changing, and that they should give her a break.
"It is pretty unfortunate that women are making comments about their bodies. Truthfully, I had hoped for more from us, given that she had a newborn. It would be best if you guys matured, she added.
The singer of the hit song "Sweet Love" later admitted in a post that she had gained 22 kilograms after giving birth to her daughter.
Therefore, she explained, "I shared a photo of myself during the first joint committee meeting under the Talanta Hela initiative yesterday, saying how excited I was about where we're going...but, what took precedence on that is the amount of weight that I've acquired."
"I have gained a lot of weight—22.5 kg, to be exact. For people who don't know me, I gain weight constantly. When I was pregnant with Tumiso, I gained 27 kg.
Wahu found it concerning because most of the criticisms of her body came from other women.
"There were quite a few offensive comments in the first few minutes of the post. Sadly, many of these were written by women. These were surpassed by a resounding majority of positive comments being around women," she penned.
In the end, the singer said, the supportive remarks exceeded the critical ones, "so much so that most of the'shamers' ended up putting down their comments."
She also urged anyone who had endured body shaming to keep going and not allow the criticism to get to them.
"Remember that you are not a reflection of what the shamers say. It demonstrates the kind of person they are. Don't take their criticism personally because we are here to help, Wahu advised.
For the record, I'm happy about sharing this, ziii unajua, ukijijua, only a few external things can get to you. I'm publishing this to let everyone know that there is hope for a more positive world and to give everyone who has experienced any form of hatred hope.
