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Butere Girls traumatised after 'Echoes of War' play ban despite court order

Butere Girls students scramble to get back into their bus after police officers lobbied Teargas during the 63rd edition of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival where Butere girls were to perform on April 10, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Students of Butere Girls High School returned to their school visibly shaken and emotionally drained after being barred from performing their play, "Echoes of War", despite a court order reinstating them.

Anglican Church Butere Diocese Bishop, Rose Okeno, who serves as the girls' spiritual guardian, said the students remained deeply traumatised and would undergo counselling.

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