NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan media personality Kalekye Mumo has celebrated losing 28.1kg, revealing that she has reduced her weight from 102kg to 73.9kg through a medically supervised weight-loss journey.
Mumo shared the transformation on Instagram on Thursday, September 3, 2026, posting before-and-after photographs showing her in the same outfit.
“I honestly don’t know whether to laugh, cry or just stare at these pictures for a while,” she wrote.
Mumo revealed that she started the journey with the help of GLP-1 medical therapy, while working with a team of professionals throughout the process.
According to Mumo, she started the latest journey at 102kg and has now reached 73.9kg, representing a 28.1kg reduction.
She said the outfit she wore in both photographs had to be altered to accommodate her changed body size.
“102kg → 73.9kg. That’s 28.1kg down. And yes… I am VERY proud of myself,” Mumo said.
The media personality explained that the photograph showing her at 102kg was taken exactly two weeks before she began her weight-loss journey.
She later took the second photograph while wearing the same outfit, only this time it required adjustments because of her weight loss.
“The photo on the left was taken exactly two weeks before I started my weight-loss journey with a GLP-1,” she explained.
“The photo on the right was taken just last week — in the same outfit, only this time it had to be adjusted because… well… look at me!”
The former radio presenter said her latest journey has been medically supervised from the beginning.
She has been working with an endocrinologist and weight-loss specialist, nutritionist and fitness instructor, who she said helped her understand the changes taking place in her body.
“This journey was medically supervised from the beginning, with an endocrinologist/weight-loss specialist, nutritionist and fitness instructor walking alongside me and helping me understand my body, my nutrition, my movement and the changes I was making,” she said.
Mumo’s comments also highlight that she does not view the transformation solely through the number displayed on a weighing scale. She said there were difficult periods during the process, including days when she questioned whether she was making progress.
The journey, she explained, involved both physical and emotional changes.
“It wasn’t always easy. There were good days, frustrating days and days I wondered if I was getting anywhere at all. But I kept going,” she said.
Her focus eventually shifted from simply losing weight to recognising other changes in her life. Mumo said she began celebrating improvements in how she felt and moved, as well as the lifestyle choices she was making.
She added that she began celebrating “feeling better, moving better, making better choices and, honestly, recognising myself again.”
“Today, standing at 73.9kg, I can finally look at these two pictures side by side and say: WOW. I really did that,” she wrote.
The media personality said she decided to share her experience because she understands how difficult weight struggles can be and how overwhelming it can feel to know where to start.
However, she stressed the importance of individualised professional guidance.
“I’m sharing this because I know how many people struggle with their weight and how overwhelming it can feel to know where to even begin,” she wrote.
Mumo said receiving professional support made a significant difference in her experience.
Mumo’s latest weight-loss milestone comes several years after another dramatic transformation that made headlines. The media personality previously lost approximately 40kg after a doctor warned her about health risks associated with her weight.
Her earlier journey became highly publicised, with Mumo opening up about the dietary programme she followed and the changes she made to her lifestyle.
At the time, she also faced public scrutiny over her dramatically changed appearance.
