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The opening scene of 'Picha', a play in Kiswahili, quietens the murmurs from the audience, gripping their attention. The stage lights are turned on, and we see Mwana Kwetu (Suzanne Karani) asleep on a sofa as she is writhing in sheer fear. The teenager mumbles indistinct words as she rapidly shakes her head, fighting off nightmares that are haunting her. She finally let out a scream that woke her up, gasping.
Her mother, Kanini (Lucy Wache), hurtles towards her to find out what transpired. Trembling, Mwana Kwetu narrates the nightmare to her mother, she has just had of her father, Mkwaju Mrefu (Michael Ndunda), inflicting violence upon her. Mwana Kwetu is convinced that this is her childhood memory of her father abusing her mother, but the latter tells her that she has always had vivid imaginations, and her denial leaves Mwana Kwetu in confusion.
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