Dr Ofweneke reveals his agonizing childhood

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Most Celebrities have open up about their past struggles with anxiety, depression even others reached a point of taking their own life, these past experiences are the most difficult tasks any individual can let go and move forward towards their future.

Recently, Gospel singer Bahati’s wife Diana Marua opened up on being raised by a violent dad who used to frustrate her late mum making her flew from home.

Diana Marua’s narrative is not that different from Kenyan comedian cum TV Host Dr. Ofweneke who also grew up in an incomplete family.

“I do not know what happened between my parents but my mother left when I was a week old,” he says. “And they were very young. My dad was 23. They were living in Mathare, Kwa Chief.

“My dad took me to my grandmother’s place in Mbotela. We moved to Huruma, Dandora – all these ghettos.”

It was a tough life, one that would set the stage for his evolution into a strong-willed person.

At some point when he was in high school, back in Nairobi by then, he decided to look for his biological mother, behind his father’s back.

An aunt and an uncle who had an idea of where she could be traced her to Industrial Area, where she was working for the police.

She would spend the rest of her life, which was about four or five years, trying to make it up to him for the lost years.

His biggest regret is failing to forgive her when she asked him to on her death bed at Kenyatta National Hospital, after losing her battle with HIV-related illnesses.

“I still have that image of her in my mind, lying on that bed, struggling to get that statement out to ask for forgiveness. I was still mad. I did not know that she was literally in the last stages of her life. I just told her I would see her tomorrow. I did not know ‘tomorrow’ would be in heaven.’ She died about four hours after I left,” he says.

The experience taught him an unforgettable lesson against grudges, one that he teaches people whenever the opportunity arises.

“If your parents had an issue like divorce, as their child, you need to know that whatever happened between the two of them was none of your business. Don’t take sides. Do not hold a grudge,” he says.

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“Love them, even if it has been 20 years since you saw them. If you know where they are, you have their phone number, you have seen them on social media, contact them. Look for them and go have coffee. The blessings of a parent are very important. Your ego should never be more important than the blessing of knowing that they are still alive. As long as they apologize or give you their side of the story, give them an opportunity. The last time they speak to you asking for forgiveness could be the last time you hear from them.”

Could it be his past has also affected his marriage?

Dr. Ofweneke and Nicah his baby mama went separate ways in September 2016, just three months after the comedian had proposed to her, with Nicah accusing the entertainer of being violent toward her.

“At this point, I am confused. I don’t know exactly why Dr. Ofweneke would beat me up. It could be as a result of negative influence from the company he keeps,” Nicah revealed in an interview.

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