Anthony Njagi

Arts and Culture Writer at Nation Media Group

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Articles

Why show never stops for talented playwright Oliver Minishi

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

At the just concluded 63rd Kenya National Schools and Colleges Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru City, veteran thespian Oliver Minishi was in peerless company. While some scriptwriters were showcasing their art for the first time at the festival, there were four scripts authored by Mr Minishi at the national festival and performed by different schools.
We’ll deal with ‘rogue’ school officials, Education CS Ogamba says

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi |Mercy Koskei

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said teachers and officials who flout rules and regulations in co-curricular activities will face disciplinary action. He said co-curricular activities are educational events and will be governed by policies, guidelines, and regulations set out by the Ministry of Education.
Moi Mbiruri steals show at drama and film festival

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

Moi High School Mbiruri from Embu County won the best play category as well as the best solo verse to turn the tables on schools better known for producing winning items. It was a good outing for Embu County at the 63rd Kenya National Schools and Colleges Drama and Film Festival as schools from the region also won the stand-up comedy (Kanyuambora High School) and modern dance (Kangaru School) categories.
'Walls of Jeriko' thrills audience at drama festival

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

The Kenya National Drama and Film Festival continued in Nakuru County with Karima Girls from Nyandarua County presenting an animated play titled Walls of Jeriko, a metaphoric piece featuring cat performers. In the play, Catrina, the larger cat, builds a “Jeriko wall” to prevent others from accessing her butchery and stealing meat. However, some cats are mysteriously “catnapped” under an unwritten societal rule called the “catnapping project” — now you see them, now you don’t.
Drama Festival lays bare society’s realities with wit, wisdom

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

What you need to know:Maranda High School set the pace with their riveting narrative MakMende, exposing the sorry state of the country’s healthcare system. Mount Kenya University contributed The Tempest, a drama on the politics of national resource distribution, directed by Brammuel Asige Silingi. The sixth day of the ongoing Kenya National Drama and Film Festival sustained the passion, creativity, and unflinching commentary on pressing social issues.
Greed for leadership, governance condemned at drama and film festival

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

Fesbeth Academy from the Western Region received a standing ovation for their play, Deprivation, which they staged on the third day of the 62nd Kenya National Drama and Film Festival at Melvin Jones, Nakuru County. The play is about the lengths humans can go in their bid to get elected into leadership positions. The audience was treated to a school leadership campaign where students used all manner of trickery to discredit their opponents.
Plight of workers in Middle East take centre stage at drama fete

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

Diverse contemporary themes featured on the second day of the Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama and Film Festival in Nakuru at Menengai High School, Lions Junior School and Melvin Jones Hall. St Joseph's Girls – Joga, captivated the audience with a choral verse Shikemshike, about the plight of job seekers in the Middle East. The audience, comprising students, teachers, parents and invited dignitaries, was taken through an emotional roller-coaster that left many in deep contemplation.
National Drama and Film Festival open to a great start in Nakuru

2 months ago | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

The 63rd edition of the annual Kenya Schools and Colleges National Drama and Film Festival opened to a great start at Melvin Jones, Nakuru County with the government urging creators to monetise their talent. Alliance High School staged a French play titled: Eugenie et Genevieve that revolves around a father who struggles to make his children pursue a career that he prefers rather than what they want to do in life. Will the two siblings give in?
Kaaga Girls and Moi Girls Marsabit among winners as Easter region drama fete ends

Mar 25, 2025 | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

Kaaga Girls High School’s choral verse Theatre of Dreams, produced by Chief Principal Eunice Maeke, emerged as the overall winner at the Eastern Regional Drama and Film Festival held at the Mwingi Resource Centre in Kitui. The school qualified for the national stage with three items: the choral verse, a Kiswahili play ranked fourth overall, and a cultural creative dance that took third position.
Hilarious and serious themes dominate Universities Drama and Film Festival

Mar 22, 2025 | nation.africa | Anthony Njagi

Hilarious and serious themes dominated the Eastern/Central Regions University Drama and Festival at Kenyatta University Kitui Campus. The three-day event, which started on Friday, March 21, and ends on Sunday, March 23, attracted eight institutions. Mount Kenya University (MKU) Thika Campus, last year's national winners in the drama category, presented a play called 'The Tempest'. The Tempest was a follow-up to last year's play 'The Parasite'.