From Kibera to Africa’s most-followed female comedian: Mammito’s inspiring life story

“I have never met my father. And don’t know how it feels to have one,” said the Kibera-raised Mammito.

Popular Kenyan comedian Mammito Eunice is undoubtedly one of the best in the African comedy scene. With over a million followers, she is Africa’s most-followed female comedian on Instagram. Audiences fell in love with her ever since she took to the stage and it has been an upward journey since.

The alumni of the illustrious Churchill Show shared her life story during a sit-down interview with Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki. The multitalented comedian who was raised by a single mum in Kibera slums revealed that her mother gave birth to her aged 15. At one point, life got so tough she had to relocate to her grandmother’s place in Murang’a.