Singer Wahu Kagwi has resumed her gym workouts for the first time since her pregnancy and childbirth. The mother of three, who has faced body-shaming in the past, shared her enthusiasm as she returned to the gym to work on shedding post-pregnancy weight.

"It's been 2 years since I was inside a gym...this was my day 2 (jana) with @eveal_health_and_fitness. I woke up today feeling so sore 😭 but that's what happens at the beginning...Woi let's see how this goes" Wahu wrote in a post on social media.

Wahu experienced a significant weight gain during her third pregnancy with her husband, Nameless. The couple welcomed their daughter, Shiru, on October 11, 2022.
During her pregnancy, Wahu gained a notable 22.5 kgs, facing harsh criticism for the weight gain. In February 2023, her eldest daughter, Tumiso, came forward to defend her mother against the online trolls. Wahu's daughter questioned the body-shaming directed at her mother, emphasizing that weight gain during pregnancy is a natural and expected occurrence, especially for women.



The body-shaming came after Wahu shared a photo of her giving views during a meeting held by the now-disbanded Talanta Hela Creative Technical Committee by the Ministry of Sports.
"Sure I have added a lot of weight…22.5kgs to be exact 😄 actually, for those who know me, I always add weight when pg. with Tumiso I added 27kgs 😄😅 but I wanted to draw your attention to..in the 1st couple of minutes of the post.. there were quite a number of distasteful comments. unfortunately, many of these were by women. these were overtaken by overwhelming number of +ve comments, again, majority being by women. a classic case of good outweighs the bad…so much so that majority of the "shamers" ended up pulling down their comments. Clearly, more and more of us are leaning towards positive vibes on social media, and I thank you for this🤗," Wahu's statement on Facebook read in part.

"Secondly, to anyone whose ever been body shamed, remember, what the shamers say is not a reflection of you … it's really a reflection of the quality of person they are. wewe uko tu sawa…so don't take it their negativity to heart 😏 just for the record, I'm not posting this because I'm upset..ziii….unajua, ukijijua, not many external things can get to you…I'm sharing this for us to take note that there is hope for a more positive living environment and also to encourage anyone who's been a victim of any kind of hate
otherwise laleni fiti 🤗🤗," the statement added.