The festival became a reminder that Kenya's future is not in the hands of those shouting from podiums, but in the hearts of its youth singing, dreaming, and building. As one verse rang out over the audience, it felt less like a lyric and more like a prophecy: "Unity is strength, tribalism is poisonous."
On Thursday, Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala said that events like the drama and music festival offer a perfect platform for such engagement.
She praised the creativity and cultural pride of young performers, describing them as "a generation fearless in creativity, bold in expression, and deeply connected to culture."
"Music and performance can tell the story of climate change in a way data alone cannot. They can speak against gender-based violence more powerfully than policy documents, and call us to unity when the nation feels under strain," she said.