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Echoes of War: Butere Girls' play on governance pulled from 2025 drama contest

Butere Girls perform a play written by Cleophas Malalah during the Western Region edition of the annual Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama Festival last week. [File, Courtesy]

Echoes of War, a play by Butere Girls High School in Kakamega, has been removed from the Western Regional winners' gala.

The drama festival, set to be held at St Peter's Mumias Boarding School from Friday to Sunday, will proceed without the performance, leaving participants and stakeholders questioning the decision.

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