Bahati receives message about supposed whereabouts of his mother

Kenyan entertainer Bahati on Friday received a message from someone who claimed to be his sister.

The woman, who identified herself as Mildred, said Bahati’s mother was still alive and gets emotional whenever she sees the singer on TV.

“Mambo. Mimi naitwa Mildred na pole sana kwa kukuambia mamako bado ako hai na mimi ni dada yako. Ati yeye akikuonanga kwa TV anaskianga machozi sana akueleze vile kulienda. (Hi, my name is Mildred and I am sorry to inform you that your mother is alive and I am your sister. Whenever she sees you on TV she sheds tears),”read the message.

Bahati shared a screenshot of the message with the caption: “Sijui Nilie ama Nicheke... So apparently Someone has Sent Me a DM saying that My Mum is Alive.”

The lady further provided a telephone number, asking Bahati to reach out and get the full story from his mother.

Bahati painfully recounts how his mother died at home

Speaking to his wife Diana Marua in a tell-all interview in 2022, Bahati said his greatest motivation to venture into politics was to make the lives of his constituents better, having witnessed firsthand how lack of basic amenities led to the loss of lives.

He tearfully recounted losing his mother when he was barely seven years old and the uncertainty that came with it, adding that he would document it in a book.

“My mum and dad lived in Huruma, I have seen the good and bad times of Mathare. I remember I was six years old when I lost my mum.

“I was going to class one…it was on Christmas day. I think losing a mum changes everything. She was my only source of hope and the other alternative was to be left upcountry after her burial,” he said.

“So after the burial, I cried so I wouldn’t be left in Ukambani. I entered the pick-up that ferried my mother’s body to Makueni to come back to Nairobi. I had to come to the city and try my luck.”

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Bahati further stated that his mother died due to lack of proper health facilities in Mathare, saying there was only one decent hospital at the time and it had long queues, meaning patients would be attended to after hours.

“My mum passed on in the house…it is sad that Mathare is still struggling in terms of health facilities. I remember ndio hata atolewe kwa hiyo nyumba…let me tell you something it was on Christmas…she passed on kama midday akakaa kwa nyumba for a few hours ndio akafungwa na blanketi …tukakomboa taxi apelekwe mortuary.”