‘Somebody close to me sold my car’ – former TV star Kimani Mbugua says as he appeals for help
Former TV star Kimani Mbugua has opened up about his journey in illness and depression even as he appealed for help from well-wishers.
In a video posted online, Mbugua revealed that he had sunk into drugs until two months ago when he quit drugs.
“I fell ill in 2020. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and since then my life has fallen apart. I have lost so many things, I have lost so many friends on the journey. People got tired of me and I’m in a position where most people are not willing to help,” he narrated.
“I got out of the hospital last week and I feel my mind has gotten back to normal and I don’t want to go back to the place where I used to be. I am homeless. The people I was living with said they couldn’t host me any longer so they told me to look for an alternative.”
Former Citizen TV reporter Kimani Mbugua is asking for help. pic.twitter.com/LkU9Lb19x3
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Mbugua says he is now looking for a business partner to finance his ideas, which entail working with creatives.
“All I need is a business partner who is serious, who will bring in money and have my ideas take off. I discovered that I could suffer in silence and be depressed and go back to drugs. I don’t want to go back to drugs,” he added.
He revealed that over the years, he has sunk into debt, which currently stands at Ksh1.7 million. Mbugua also says a person very close to him sold his car.
“I’m in so much debt… like Ksh1.7 million. Somebody very close to me sold my car. I haven’t had a job in the last two years. I’ve just been wandering and being hosted by different people. But now I’m healing,” he said.
Mbugua can be reached through email on [email protected].
