Ex-journalist Nasibo Kabale flown to a Rehab after viral video

Former NTV journalist Nasibo Kabale has reportedly been admitted to a rehab centre.

This is according to her mother who spoke to comedian Eric Omondi from her house in Shauri Moyo.

Omondi reported that Nasibo had been flown to rehab by her brother and she is doing well.

“Hey guys...Visited Nasibo's home in Jamhuri today. She was flown to rehab this morning by her brother. The mother says she'll be okay and has requested our prayers...God bless you🙏,” Omondi captioned his video.

A video of the former award-winning health journalist living in squalid conditions sparked an outpouring of empathy and sympathy from Kenyans with the majority offering to help her regain her footing.

Nasibo said she found herself in the situation after 2020 of depression triggered by rising fatalities from the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on her mental health.

The former NTV health reporter said some of her colleagues were laid off at the height of the global pandemic and in the course of that period, she realized she couldn’t cope prompting her to be hospitalized and put on antidepressants.

“After that, I went (to work) two times then quit on the third attempt,” she said.

Nasibo, 26, was one of the frontline workers during the pandemic in the media sector and was at the forefront updating Kenyans daily on the goings on nationally and globally.

Nasibo explained that this new way of doing things exacerbated her condition and strained her relationship with her daughter who now stays with the father.

“She’s in Grade II now, she’s very fine but I’m sure she misses motherly love. I would feel the same if I were in her position,” she said.

Nasibo said she hasn’t been able to get the help that she desires partly because people don’t understand that depression is a real disease.

“They think maybe you are feeling sorry for yourself and I have learnt that sometimes when you are down, people abandon you,” she said.

Nasibo said she would like to get back to what she does best but not on TV – podcasting and vlogging– if she gets the equipment.

“I used to be a writer but the media is changing, people don’t even buy newspapers anymore so I would like to do something along with the podcast area,” she said.

Nasibo said she already has a ring light and all she needs now is a good phone and microphone and she’ll be back into business.