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Kimani Mbugua: Being thrown in the limelight at 19 was a blessing and curse

Kimani Mbugua. 

Kimani Mbugua reflects on his struggle with his mental illness. You can see him thinking back, there is a hint of pain in his eyes, but there is hope too.

“I love reading, especially on philosophy. I am writing a book myself, with a huge chunk of it being about philosophy,” he says. It is a Wednesday afternoon when Kimani welcomes the Sunday Magazine team to his Nairobi home.

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