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Drama festival > Themes revolved around issues such as corruption and drug abuse
'Sunrise' best play as curtain
falls on colleges drama festival
Zetech University's play
is about new dawn that
'north' is waiting for to
realise peace, growth
BY ANTHON Y NJAGI
[email protected]
The top three winners in every cat­
Zetech University's play "Sunrise as a nation," said event's chairman Dr
in the North" won its category W Nabeaa who is also senior lecture egory will stage their items during the
Kenya National Drama Festival finals
on Saturday night during the at Laikipia University.
Private universities took most of in Meru next month.
4th Aberdare Region Colleges and
Universities Drama Festivals.
the trophies.
Kenyatta University's Ruiru Campus
Mt Kenya University (MKU) Main took top honours in the Stand­up Com­
The play written by Sande Atundo
is about a new dawn the 'north' is wait­ Campus, Thika, was second with a play, edy category ahead of MKU's Thika
ing for. It will mark the onset of peace "The Auction", written by Munene wa
Campus while Zetech was third. In the
and development among communities Mumbi and produced by Prof Stanley
Solo Verse category, MKU Thika Cam­
that have known nothing but poverty, Waundo and Ruth Mutahi. The play is
pus we and, Kirinyaga University.
conflicts and marginalization.
about a man who decides to give his
In Modern Dance category, Kirin­
And the burden rests in the shoul­
wife to another man for five years to yaga University were tops ahead of
ders of one man who must find a way
get money to settle his debts. However, followed by Zetech University. St Paul's
to cause the sun to rise.
a complication emerges when the wife University was third. Zetech rocked
The play based on corruption and
becomes pregnant and the man wants the Choral Verse category ahead of
distribution of resources was well
to claim the baby.
Kenyatta University Ruiru Campus
received by the audience during the
The story is about local politics, and Kirinyaga University. Laikipia
two­day event that featured 10 univer­
where citizens are taken in cycles every University swept the Oral Narrative
sities and three technical colleges.
five years. The cast has Vincent Muli
category ahead of Zetech while MKU
The function was held at Mt Kenya
and Winnie Dhallow among others.
University in Thika. The items pre­
Thika Campus third. Other universi­
Kirinyaga University took the third
sented were based on current issues
ties that did well in the category were
position with their play; "The Cursed
Karatina and Laikipia.
such as corruption, drug and substance
Flower", written by Job Masika and
abuse, child labour, police reforms,
Kenyatta University won the cul­
directed by Stephen Opanda. The
domestic violence, poverty, land
tural creative dance category and was
play is sensitizing the community
grabbing and the Boda boda menace
followed by Zetech and Muranga uni­
about albino. Good acting from Ben­
among others.
son Muriuki, Nyambura Gihigi, Lilian versities respectively. Thika School of
"This is indeed commendable
Medical and Health Sciences was the
Githambo, Steve Mogo, David Muya
because they are interpreting the
best among technical institutions with
and Faith Mbaire among others, landed
things we are currently experiencing
their moving play, "The Cross".
the university the trophy.
I This is indeed
commendable because
they are interpreting the
things we are currently
experiencing as a nation,"
W Nabeaa, event's chairman
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ANTHONY NJAGI I NATION
Mt Kenya University Thika campus
presents a play "The Auction" during
Aberdare Region Colleges and Uni­
versities Drama Festival at MKU Main
Campus on Saturday. Right: Muranga
University College presents a cultural
dance during the event.
Ipsos Kenya ­ Acorn House,97 James Gichuru Road ­ Lavington ­ Nairobi ­ Kenya