Kate Actress joyfully celebrated a significant milestone: her first-born son, Kamau, turned 18. Kamau is Kate’s child with her campus love. Reflecting on the past, Kate recalled sharing her mother’s reaction when she discovered the actress was pregnant at 19.
“I am extremely emotional today,” Kate said.
“Happy 18th, my big baby. With everything happening around us—mothers losing their innocent sons to police brutality and other injustices black boys face in today’s society—I want to hold you a little closer today, with so much gratitude to God for getting you to this big age. We did it, my boy. Happy Birthday, my heart.”
In past interviews, the mother of two remembered her strict upbringing, which limited her interactions with boys.
“My mum is very strict, so we did not mingle with boys as such. I went to an all-girls boarding school.”
Later, Kate attended college in Kampala, where she experienced newfound freedom. “Here I am, in class with boys.
Our dormitories were separated, but by the end of the day, we had already mingled. It was like freedom; I could go out. Within three months, I was pregnant,” Kate recalled.
“I never understood anything about contraceptives. You learn about that in class, but you don’t think you need them. I went for a morning-after pill after three weeks.”
Strict childhood
Breaking the news to her parents was challenging, especially since her mother had taken a KSh 400,000 loan for her education.
“Before the day she came back, I wrote her a very long letter and then disappeared to my friend’s place for a week.
She was shocked and asked me to come back home. I never want to see my parents that disappointed again. It was really bad,” Kate shared.
Though she hadn’t known Kamau’s father for long, he was initially supportive but later kept a distance. To teach her a lesson, Kate’s mother ensured she experienced motherhood in the toughest way possible.
“My mum made sure I knew exactly what being a mum is. I stayed home for two years. I was the house help, mum, doing everything,” Kate said.
As she celebrates Kamau’s 18th birthday, Kate feels immense pride and gratitude for their shared journey.
