Popular car reviewer Julio thought his blindness was a punishment

He can’t see but believes he can help you pick out a good car. Julius Mbura aka Julio is a famous car reviewer on social media.

Julio went viral months ago, after checking out Bien Aime’s Porsche Cayenne, as the two interacted. Kenyans were amazed that Julio was able to do so yet he is blind.

He spoke to Mungai Eve on Tuesday, May 21, where he shared his journey about how he lost his sight and the aftermath of such a thing happening to a person.

He reviews cars by touch and feel and is also an MC and a break-dancer. “I do anything that you wouldn’t think a blind person can do,” he said.

“The thing about life is you go as far as you let your mind perceive. If you have a sense taken away from you, you use other senses to deepen your experiences.” He also mentors kids with disability to give hope to others.

He lost his sight when he was 10 years old. “I have two underlying conditions If you look at my eyes you’d think I can see. Even my friends a while ago, they were asking to identify as a blind person, I’m like I don’t see a problem being who I am.”

He told Eve that he believed his blindness was a punishment for being naughty as a young child. His mum cried a lot over his condition, making the young man blame himself.

“She used to cry every night to a point where actually as a child I was the one comforting her, telling her I was okay.

I remember there a time I got really mad, and I started questioning, ‘Like did God do this to me because of how naughty I was?’ Then my mum said usiwahi sema hivo,” and he shared his pain.