Listen Alison Ngibuini is the founder of Al Is On Productions Limited, a company involved in producing television programmes and commercials. Some of the notable shows produced by the company include Staying Alive, The Zain Africa Challenge, Siri and Shuga. Ngibuini also created, wrote and produced the TV show Mali – a first of its […]
Listen Judy Kibinge is an acclaimed Kenyan filmmakers, and the brain behind hit film productions and documentaries including Project Daddy, Killer Necklace, Something Necessary and Dangerous Affairs (winner of the 2003 Zanzibar Film Festival overall prize). Coming of Age, her 2008 documentary, won ‘Best Short Documentary’ in the Africa Academy Awards in 2009. She founded […]
Listen One of the foremost leading lights in the Kenyan theatre scene, Mumbi Kaigwa is a veteran whose longevity and dedication to the arts have won her well-merited recognition on the international stage. When she performed in a television production as the little girl in Wole Soyinka’s The Strong Breed, 10-year-old Mumbi Kaigwa had no […]
Listen Dorothy Ghettuba is passionate about television and is the founder and CEO of Spielworks Media, a digital media production company that has produced shows such as Lies that Bind, Saints, Higher Learning and Block D. Spielworks has also produced civic education shows such as Know Your Constitution. Before she registered Spielworks locally in 2009, […]
Listen In a relatively short period of time, Lupita Nyong’o has risen from being an actress only recognized in Kenya to winning an Oscar – the most coveted award in the film industry. So far, this dark-skinned, authentic Kenyan beauty has won a total of 36 awards out of the 57 she has been nominated […]
Listen Wanuri Kahiu is a Kenyan film director, writer and producer. She is also the Managing Director and co-founder of DaDa Productions. She wrote, directed and produced From a Whisper, a compelling movie revolving around the 1998 bombing of the US Embassy building in Nairobi that received 12 nominations and won in five categories at […]
Listen For over two decades, Alice Taabu hosted the landmark Mke Nyumbani cooking show that aired on the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation; she also authored a cookbook named after the show, which took first prize in a category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in 2002. Alice Taabu has lived by the advice she received from […]
Listen For over three decades, Lucy Wangui played the no-nonsense judge in the long running courtroom comedy-drama Vioja Mahakamani. Her talent and passion reverberated through the screen, earning her a Head of State Commendation in 2009 in addition to numerous acting awards for her brilliant and consistent performance. Every week, the country is served a […]