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Silencing the stage: Why the Butere Girls incident should concern us all

Butere girls students joined by other students in protest in solidarity at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the 63rd edition of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival on April 10,2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Back in high school, drama was one of the things I looked forward to the most.

At first, it was just another form of entertainment - an exciting break from the classroom routines. But as I grew older and began to understand the world of theatre, I realized it was far more than that.

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