Battle for
eyeballs:
the lineage of
‘beautiful’ matatus
saw youngsters coin
a new name from the
original.
According to an ad
for the auditions, the
movie will follow the
life of Pollo, aged
between 28 and 40
who is an intuitive
woman. She follows the rabbit down
the hole. She has neglected her
personal wellbeing for her job. She
is single, and her job always sinks her
relationships. She has learnt to think
like a criminal.
New TV series
to premier soon
B y F rancis M uli
A new television series dubbed
Nganya is set to premiere in one of the
local television stations.
Nganya is a slang word for modern
public service vehicles (matatus) used
by urban youth. It is derived from
Manyanga, a 1990s slang used to
refer to beautiful women. However,
almost immediately on January 18. By
February 28, it is expected that the
s hooting will be over and editing for
the first season will start immediately.
However, the producers, Assignment
Studios, remained watertight in
divulging any details about the movie
saying that they are under contract
and could not give any information.
“We are under a contract that does
not allow us to divulge any information
about the movie. I’m sorry,” said the
Casting Director Stephen Opondo.
Bruce Makau is the series’ director
while Jeremiah Muli is the producer.
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Auditions for the new series were done
on January 8 and the shooting started
Film officials seek
collaboration to
curb production
and exhibition of
unrated films
B y J ames N done
The Kenya Film Classification Board
(KFCB) has upped its antenna to curb
the production and exhibition of
unlicensed and unrated films in the
country.
KFCB chief Dr Ezekiel Mutua recently
met with officials from the Ministry
of Interior and Coordination of
Government led by
Mombasa Deputy
County Commissioner
Mahamoud Salim and
the leaders of the
Council of Imams and
Preachers of Kenya
(CIPK) led by Sheikh
Khalifa, at the Kenya
School of Government, Mombasa.
The attendees discussed collaboration
to curb production and exhibition
of unlicensed and unrated films.
According to Mutua, illegal filming
activities can jeopardise national
security. The CEO indicated that it was
important for government agencies to
collaborate with KFCB to curb cases
of pornography and radicalisation of
the youth.
Parents were urged to be vigilant
in monitoring the content their kids
consume in what would be a perfect
description of cultivation theory, a
media theory developed by Gerbner
and Gross (1976). The central
proposition of the theory is that the
more time people spend ‘living’ in the
television world, the more likely they
are to believe social reality aligns with
what is portrayed on television. Thus,
when kids are exposed to bad media,
they are likely to replicate what they
see on television.
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