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President Uhuru wows Cannes Film Festival with video message

KFCB CEO Dr Ezekiel Mutua, Intellectual property rights Lawyer June Gachui and American moderator Ernest White during the festival. [George Orido, Standard]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has invited filmmakers attending the 72nd edition of the Cannes International Film Festival in France to make films in Kenya.

The audience applauded when he signed off with the lines, "camera rolling, action!" in a video played at the beginning of a session to showcase what Kenya has to offer in cinematography.

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