Oscar Award winning star Lupita Nyong'o is celebrating her mother as she turns a year old.
Lupita has described Mrs Nyong'o as her closest friend and number one champion.
"Today is her birthday. She was a baby once upon a time. She was a child once upon a time. I didn't know her back then (obvs!); when I met her when she was an adult, I thought she knew everything. Now that I am older, now that I am an adult myself, I know that she too is figuring things out as she goes through her one gifted life."
"But my mother has known a love that surpasses all understanding and she has shared it with us."
Lupita added that her mum has taught her that the most rewarding thing to know, to pursue, is love.
"At a time when I am terrified to make that principle my north star, I am reassured by the bounty of her love and generous spirit. May I grow to be half the woman she is. #BirthdayTribute."
Lupita also shared photos of when she was spending time with her family in Nairobi.
On Jamhuri Day, she shared a video on her social media which she dubbed 'A love letter to Nairobi'
"I ❤️ the continent I am from. I want to share some of the wonderful things about it. What better way to start than by celebrating Kenya on #JamhuriDay with a tribute to Nairobi! 🇰🇪 Part 1 of 3 #LoveAfrica #IndependenceDay."
