'You helped me calm my insecurities,' Kate Actress praises Mumbi Maina as 'Nafsi' film premiers

Kenyan award-winning actress Catherine Kamau Karanja, popularly known as Kate Actress, has showered praise on local and international actress Mumbi Maina for helping her calm her insecurities as she transitioned from TV into film acting.

Kate Actress, who came into the limelight for her role on the Citizen TV show Mother In-Law where she played Celina, shared how Mumbi held her hand throughout the making of the new film ‘Nafsi.’

“Acting alongside Mumbi Maina was a long cherished dream of mine. God made it happen. This girl held my hand throughout the making of 'Nafsi Film.' She helped me calm my insecurities as I transitioned from TV into film acting,” she wrote on social media.

Mumbi is a prolific actress who bagged a role as Zakia in the Netflix American science fiction show ‘Sense8’ and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, which premiers on December 22, 2021.

Kate Actress, who has also starred as TK in the Netflix film dubbed ‘Disconnect,’ went on to appreciate the entire cast of 'Nafsi’ and Kenyans at large for their undying support.

“To the entire cast and crew y’all are epic. To you Kenyans for coming out in large numbers to support us, God bless you my people. Cheers to the next one.”

‘Nafsi’ is prominent director Reuben Odanga's debut film, about Aisha Aisha, a married middle-class woman whose childhood best friend offers to surrogate a baby for her.

The film is currently showing at Anga Diamond Plaza and Prestige Cinema.