Why we need to value, take pride in art

Kenyan women pose for a photograph in front of a painted artwork depicting US President Barack Obama, on July 23, 2015 at the Pre-Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, on the eve of Obama's visit to Kenya. [File, Standard]

Perhaps the most important thing that has happened to Kenya’s art scene in recent years is that Kenyans themselves have taken ownership of local artistes and their work.