Call to share resources dominate festival

Karima Girls present a dance. [PHOTOS: GEORGE ORIDO/STANDARD]

By GEORGE ORIDO                   

The Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama festival entered its fifth day with students urging Kenyans to share national resources equitably.

They said lack of this, will only create inequality and disquiet among the citizenry and further instability.

Wajir Primary School won many hearts when in their modern dance they waved the Kenyan flag saying ‘we are one nation’.

In a fresh category introduced this year, they broke from the ordinary approach of using Western music, but chose mainly Kenyan own pop in beautiful blending from Kiswahili hits to Eric Wainaina’s Umoja ni Nguvu song and from Tony Nyadundo’s Ohangla to Daudi Kabaka’s Twist hits of 1970s.

Muhdin Abdikadir, 18 who is also the school’s drama chairman said it was a good feeling to perform and receive applause from fellow Kenyans.

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“Our school bus was impounded by police for lack of a speed governor. So we took another three days before another bus was hired to bring us here,” explained Abdikadir why the whole team from Garissa region arrived late for the festival.

Malindi High School presenting a verse Parapanda rocked with their action-packed rendition depicting the discovery of oil in a country but for which locals are left with nothing to show.

The verse by Kevin Lubanga and Emmanuel Kitsao encourages investors to not only help explore our resources but be sensitive to local needs to avoid unnecessary standoffs.

But St Anne’s School for those with hearing impairment gave resource utilisation even a better meaning when they came on stage to perform their dance, The Tunnel End.

Beautiful formations

Believe it or not they were paced, with beautiful formations and movements like all other students who could hear.

The dance depicts a society that is callous to children’s rights and urges parental care, protection and education for all children.

To echo this message were actors from Lenana School in their play Lynch the Witch directed by Michael Mwangi.

Agoro Sare’s  Takasiko took issue with the goings on in the church today.

With reports every other day about shepherds snatching worshipper’s wives. Esther Chebet from the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication thrilled with her solo verse Innocent depicting Westgate terror attack last year.