By Philip Mwakio
Mombasa, Kenya: The Script writer and director of Butere Girls High School controversial play Shackles of Doom that won a court reprieve describes Wednesday's court’s ruling as the best justice done in the field of art.
Cleophas Malalah, 27, in an interview with The Standard at the Lotus Hotel in Mombasa said that he was excited at the court's ruling.
Butere Girls drama troupe was expected at the national drama festival in Mombasa Wednesday .
''I am feeling good. Justice has been done. Kenya is experiencing a new dawn and precedent has been set where we shall no longer see impunity in theatre,'' Malala said.
He added that the court's decision was victory for Butere Girls .
'' When the Ministry of Education banned the play, we immediately dispersed. I made my own travel arrangements to come to Mombasa to watch the drama festivals instead, ‘he said.
Malala said that he had contacted the School's principal Ms Dorah Okalo made arrangements to assembly the team to travel to Mombasa for the performance.
''The play to be performed in its totality will not disappoint. We have a powerful production ready to disseminate information to the Kenyan audience and society in general,'' he said.
Malala, who is also the Mahiakalo Ward Representative in Lurambi constituency said that Kenya has suffered the disease of ethnicity for far too long.
'' Our tribal relations are at stake because of divisive value. Artists should lead by example and tackle the elephant in the room,'' he said.
