On Monday, July 4, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s niece Nana Gecaga marked 24 years since she quit drinking alcohol.
The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) officially parted ways with liquor in 1999.
In a video shared on her Instagram page, the mother of three put out an appreciation message to all who have been instrumental in her sobriety journey.
“Tuesday, July 4, 2022, and I’m celebrating 23 years of sobriety… I just want to thank everyone who has stood by me this far and I’m so proud of the woman I have become and continue to be… happy sobriety day to me,” an excited Nana Gecaga shared.
Uhuru’s niece further advised other alcohol addicts not to be ashamed of their situation asking those battling alcoholism to share their plight with their friends for help.
“I don’t take it for granted, and I know a lot of people still out there struggling with alcoholism and I just wanna say keep at it and Keep going, the race is with yourself and as hard as it may be, look for the people around you and don’t be ashamed to ask for help. The day that I asked for help, is the day that my life changed,” she added.
Two years ago, Nana opened up about how she started drinking to become an addict.
Despite being a close relative to Kenyatta’s family, Nana said that just like other people, she had struggled with and decided to cover them up by drinking.
“I started at a young age. And I think again it’s more of you don’t party out. I used alcohol to mask a lot of things,
‘ There are a lot of things I wasn’t okay with, there are a lot of things that I had issues with like any other adult or young person growing up but when it hooks you, it hooks you,” she said.
