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Nerve injury giving singer Akothee sleepless, painful nights

The self-proclaimed President of Single Mothers Esther Akoth alias Akothee was recently hospitalized. The celebrated singer who has been accused by some relatives of faking the illness, took to Instagram to condemn them and explain her battle with nerve injury. Akothee who is still recuperating has also asking Kenyans to stop body-shaming her.

“I am swollen due to the struggle with sleepless nights of pain. I am afraid to go to bed because I wake up feeling some numbness in my fingers. This situation is scary for me,” she said. 

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