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Akothee: Private apologies don't heal public wounds

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Singer-turned-businesswoman Akothee. (Courtesy)

Singer-turned-businesswoman Esther Akoth, better known as Akothee, has taken to social media to impart wisdom on the topics of forgiveness and reconciliation.

The founder of the Akothee Foundation firmly believes that anyone who mistreats and humiliates you publicly should also seek forgiveness in the same manner, rather than in private. On her Instagram page, the "Dende Yom" crooner insisted that one should never accept a private apology from those who habitually humiliate you publicly.

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