Comedian Mammito’s emaciated body caused people to ask if she survived Shakahola cult starvation.
Mammito spoke out against cyberbullying and the use of insensitive jokes after her latest photos became fodder for all manner of jokes.
The comedian said cyberbullying goes beyond just making negative comments about someone, especially when it involves the mention of people who have passed away.
While stating that her small body is her choice, Mammito said she had recently seen people comparing her small body to Shakahola victims survivors.
“It goes deeper than just saying bad things about someone they do not know. It gets extreme when they include people who died in Shakahola. I will be okay if you just come and tell me that I am slim, but it stops being a joke when you mention dead people,” Mammito said during an interview with Nairobi News.
“I feel like people need to be empathetic on such. You don’t know their story. Be kind and exercise empathy,” she added.
Mammito however stressed that she would not tolerate extreme trolls who liken her to survivors of Shakahola cult starvation.
“I do not condone that extreme trolls. I read somewhere someone asking, ‘We kwani ulikua survivor wa Shakahola?” she said.
