Real Life Stories: Maina Mind on childhood grief, growing up, and finding his voice in acting

“I was born and raised in Nakuru by my mother until she passed away when I was just nine years old,” says Maina.

The weight and pain of grief of losing his mother at such a young age had a profound effect on him.

“I didn’t know how to process the grief, and for quite some time, I didn’t want sympathy or even show my grieving. Then I realised that I had to deal with the grief, which was quite profound,” says Maina Mind.

This would later inspire his poem titled -- ‘Faded’ – which spoke about the heavy subject of losing someone you care about, you love, twice.

As a poet, his journey began on campus, running a poetry podcast.

He composed poems touching on just about anything that came to his mind, the nickname Maina Mind.

Over the years, Maina has become a darling of many lovers of good art.

The girls love him, and many adore him. As an actor, he plays the role of a ‘boy toy’ who is into older women in the show “Single Kiasi”.

Maina spoke to Citizen Digital about his incredible life journey.