Comedian and activist Eric Omondi has made an emotional appeal to Kenyans to support media personality Natalie Githinji after visiting her in hospital, where she is currently receiving treatment for complications related to endometriosis.
Speaking in a video shared on Instagram on the night of Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Omondi revealed that Natalie had been rushed to hospital at around 3 am and was in severe pain.
He disclosed that doctors were preparing to carry out further medical examinations, including a scan, adding that she could also undergo surgery depending on the outcome of the tests.
“Right now Natalie is very sick, and she was brought to this hospital at 3 am. She needs to go through a scan, and she might undergo an operation,” Omondi said.
The comedian then appealed to members of the public to contribute whatever they could towards Natalie’s treatment, expressing hope that she would recover soon.
“So please guys, send her any contribution you have and support her,” he added.
Omondi revealed that he had held discussions with Natalie only a week earlier about partnering to create awareness on endometriosis, a condition he said affects millions of women and girls but remains poorly understood, especially in rural communities.
According to him, Natalie has been one of the few public figures openly sharing her personal experience with the condition and educating the public about its effects.
“We talked with her last week, and we said this endometriosis is an issue that affects so many girls and so many women, but we know a lot about it because Natalie has been talking about it and has been at the forefront of educating people about it,” he said.
Omondi said they had walked the journey with Natalie and that one of the things she had shared with him was the silent suffering of many girls living in villages, where conversations about the disease are almost non-existent.
He explained that Natalie had expressed concern that many women continue to suffer in silence because no one is speaking on their behalf.
“We have walked the journey with her and one thing she told me is that in the village there are many girls who suffer from the disease but no one is speaking for them,” he said.
Because of her advocacy, Omondi said they had already requested Natalie to become an ambassador for women living with endometriosis so that she could represent the millions of women silently battling the condition.
“We are requesting her to be an ambassador so she can represent the millions,” he added.
The comedian further disclosed that plans were already underway to organise a major endometriosis awareness event at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
According to Omondi, the event will provide Natalie with an opportunity to publicly share her journey while also giving other women living with the condition a platform to tell their own stories.
He called on Kenyans to support the initiative, saying it would play a key role in finding lasting solutions and increasing awareness about the disease.
“We had even started planning an event for this disease and we will hold it soon at KICC. Help us put this event together so Natalie can tell her story and so other girls can also get a platform to tell their stories,” he said.
Omondi expressed optimism that Natalie would recover in time to participate in the awareness campaign and continue advocating for women living with endometriosis.
“We are hoping she will be well so we can later do an event about endometriosis and educate the public,” he concluded.
Endometriosis awareness
She has consistently used her social media platforms and interviews to educate Kenyans about the disease, encouraging women experiencing persistent menstrual pain and other symptoms to seek medical attention instead of suffering in silence.
Endometriosis is a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, often causing severe pelvic pain, painful menstrual periods, heavy bleeding and, in some cases, infertility.
Medical experts estimate that millions of women worldwide are living with the condition, although many remain undiagnosed due to limited awareness and misconceptions surrounding menstrual health.