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Kenyan celebrity babies who were ‘born with’ Instagram accounts

By Freya Wanjiku November 13th, 2022 2 min read

The trend of creating Instagram accounts for their children almost immediately after delivery is fast catching on among Kenyan celebrities.

While some many argue that most celebs would want their children to bag ambassadorial deals as early as possible, others are of the view that its the celebs ways of letting their fans get to know their child.

Below are some of the 2022 newborns with Instagram accounts with big followings;

Malaika Bahati – Singer Kevin Bahati and his wife Diana Marua welcomed their third daughter early this month with the baby’s arrival being followed by a mention of her Instagram account. “The angel of Heaven🤍@MALAIKA_BAHATI born on 1st November, 2022 at 10.52am, weighing 3.5kgs. Imela Papa,” Diana wrote in her baby’s account. The account has so far garnered over 20,000 followers barely two weeks after birth.

Diana Bahati
Kenyan gospel artiste Kevin Bahati and his wife Diana Marua. PHOTO | COURTESY

Nairobi Hawi – Aggie the dance queen and Oscar Mwalo welcomed their first born early this year with his Instagram account having over 5,000 followers so far. The dancing couple would then show their son’s face to their fans through a song dubbed Baby Daddy. In the song, the video vixen thanks director Mwalo for his support and love during the journey and also for helping in nurturing their baby.

Zoey Pluto – Born on 4th November, Zoey is the first born child to content creators Felicity Wanjiru and Robert Kamau aka Thee Pluto. The less than two weeks old baby’s Instagram account has over 21,000 followers. The two lovebirds announced that they were expecting a baby in August. The couple has had an on and off relationship and even broke up in 2021 before reuniting some months after.

Content creator Thee Pluto with his girlfriend Felicity Shiru after the birth of their daughter. PHOTO | COURTESY

Astra Kamau – Born to former Machachari actor Baha and his lover Georgina mid this year, Baby Astra’s Instagram account has over 16,000 followers. The young couple on their YouTube shared that they always wanted to have their children when they were young. The duo was rumoured to have started dating in 2020 and moved in together the first day they started dating. The two have never shied from showing their love to each other.