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Itumbi apologises to Butere Girls, says ban on Echoes of War 'unnecessary'

Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Dennis Itumbi.[Screengrab]

Head of Presidential Special Projects and Creative Economy Dennis Itumbi has apologised to Butere Girls High School drama students following police action against them, after they declined to perform their play, Echoes of War, at the national drama festivals in Nakuru.

Itumbi also criticised the decision to bar the school from staging the play, describing the move "absolutely unnecessary."

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