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Kipanga Athumani was ‘Father of Kenyan comedy’

Kipanga Athumani

He is the only local comedian with a street named after him Nairobi.

The Kipanga Athumani Road in Eastleigh was named after the Father of Kenyan comedy. For long before stand up became a one-way ticket to celebrity status, Athumani made it part of radio, advertising films, stand-up and television and bestrode the pre-and post-colonial eras.

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