Weeks after former Machachari star actress Clara Wamaitha alias Mama Stella went public about struggles with Vitiligo, she can now smile as help came her way.
Wangui Njee, Kenya’s Vitiligo Ambassador reached out to the actress at since news of her ailment went public.
Njee promised to enrol her through government programmes aimed at helping out those suffering from this condition.
Also known as Cindy, the actress got skin products recommended for persons suffering from Vitiligo.
“I promised to visit Mama Stella from Machachari and encourage her as a person living with vitiligo and I fulfilled my promise. We met and talked, she is super amazing and funny and I was able to distribute sunscreen and aftersun to her,” Njee, a former MCA posted on Facebook.
Njee disclosed that some of the sunscreen products they use are given for free in government hospitals.
“We get the sunscreen and after-sun free of charge from the government and they are available in all level five and four hospitals across the country,” Njee added.
She appealed to the film sector not to discriminate Cindy and offer her a job because she is good at what she does.
A few weeks back, she told Hiram Maina alias Kamuhunjia on his YouTube show that she developed vitiligo after Machachari show was cancelled.
She started noticing a change in her skin colour and this stressed her out. Wamaitha sunk into depression thereafter.
The mother of three said that life became difficult because her medical condition required a lot of money for treatment which she did not have after the show’s cancellation.
She says she was not alarmed at first when she noticed that her skin pigmentation but it went full-blown. Her children have been catering for her medication but ran out of finances yet she still needs specialized treatment.
She offers that the condition has drained her at a time when she is jobless and stigmatized to a point she cannot get a job because some people view her differently.
“At some point I have been depressed. Before I accepted it was hard…as an artist and your skin changes there are fellow artistes who will never invite you to their shows because of your condition,” she said.
