Curtains come down on the national fete but the question is what next?

Deputy President William Ruto with Kabarak primary school pupils during Kenya National Drama Festivals and Film Festival state concert at Kibabii University in Bungoma county on April 12, 2019. [Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]

As curtains came down on the 60th edition of the annual Kenya Schools and Colleges Drama and Film Festival at Kibabii University, focus shifted to the big question no one was willing to ask: What next after the festival that brought out so much talent?

In recent times, there has been token response to this question from different quarters, including establishment of the Kenya Film School that would train stand out performers from the festival into professional filmmakers.