The Real Housewives of Nairobi cast has finally been unveiled and KoT have a few things to say

Nairobi has finally joined the barrage of cities with ‘The Real Housewives’ reality series under its belt, and Kenyans on Twitter (KoT) – in their usual style – have a few things to say about the cast of the much-anticipated show.

Nairobi joins a library of other successful African adaptations such as Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Lagos, Ghana, Nigeria South Africa, and Abuja.

The cast of Real Housewives of Nairobi was revealed in a teaser dropped on Friday, and it features five influential and successful women as they navigate their lavish lifestyles, relationships and careers in the city.

They include the following:

She is a serial entrepreneur and owner of Posh Palace Hair Studio and Spa and Polished, with the latter being a luxury fragrance and skin care shop.

The mother of two left her law profession behind to pursue modelling and travelling before venturing into lifestyle and beauty entrepreneurship.

She is a socialite and entrepreneur who is married to singer Brown Mauzo, with whom they have one child.

Sidika is one of Kenya’s most talked about celebrities who runs entrepreneurial ventures in the Spa and Herbal Tea industries.

She also recently got into music, like her husband.

She is a luxury influencer, fashion collector and entrepreneur who established her niche through luxury vlogging in 2010.

The mother of four has since founded Simba Maharani, a luxury clothing and shoe line, besides being an advocate for mental health awareness.

She is an actress and entrepreneur who is married to Jaguar’s former manager and businessman Charles Muigai, popularly known as Lugz, with whom they have two daughters.

The youngest of the five housewives, Kariuki is sassy, bold and unapologetic about who she is.

Currently, she is also starring in the Showmax Original drama series Single Kiasi. 

She is an interior designer, author, business owner, rally driver and luxury safari curator.

Christoffersen is the founder of Lioness Rally, the first women-only rally team in Kenya, and Lifestyle Nairobi, an artisanal space in Nairobi’s diplomatic hub of Gigiri, featuring an art gallery, restaurants, a spa, organic shops and fashion houses.

The Real Housewives of Nairobi is produced by Eugene Mbugua’s D&R Studios and is part of The Real Housewives franchise licensed as a format by NBCUniversal Formats, which is part of Universal International Studios.

The reality show will premier on Showmax on February 23, 2023, with new episodes dropping every Thursday.

Speaking about why these women were selected to embody the show, Showmax Content Specialist in East Africa Denise Mwende said; “Each of the ladies has a strong personality and sure identity of themselves. They are hardworking, affluent, influential and unapologetic women who are not ashamed to live large and live well because they have earned it. They're also a representation of the diverse communities we have in Kenya.”

KoT have since had a few things to say about the cast and their expectations of the show in general, and below are some of the remarks Citizen Digital found when it went digging online: 

Only one wealthy woman on real housewives of Nairobi 😭😭😭
Also why do we need a white woman?— Nessa (@vtwits) February 3, 2023