Pendo

Pendo
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Faith Koli
Developed by	Faith Koli
Written by	Grace danile Lucia Shikuku
Starring	Riziki Ambrose Eddie Peter Gebhard Stella Mungaia Lawryn Odhiambo Victoria Wakio Mzenge
Theme music composer	Jibril Blessing (J Blessing)
Opening theme	"Pendo"
Composer	Jibril Blessing (J Blessing)
Country of origin	Kenya
Original languages	Swahili English
No. of seasons	Seven
No. of episodes	91
Production
Executive producer	Faith Koli
Producers	Natasha Koli Ruth Achieng
Production locations	Hurlingham, Nairobi
Cinematography	John Tumbo Mbugua
Editors	Ambrose Muindi Michael Kuria Kelvin Kioi
Camera setup	Mbugua Tumbo
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	DIL Pictures
Original release
Network	NTV
Release	3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) – 2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)

Pendo is a Kenyan drama television series that airs on NTV and premiered on 3 December 2014. The series is written by Grace Danile and produced and distributed by DIL Pictures.

Premise

It is a journey with Maria in a story of her return home after 5 years of incarceration at the Women’s Maximum Prison. Her beloved husband, Juma, has taken in another wife - Maria’s former ma, – Mwelu. Mwelu as the step-mum “Mama wa Kambo” disintegrates the once close-knit family. Maria, a mother of two, also has to look for her daughter Sita, who is caught up in a survival battle. Moreover, Kongo, her angry teenage son, has been taken in by a local children’s home during Maria’s absence and is getting out of hand as a social misfit.

Cast

• Eddie Peter Gebhard as Sudi ^[1]
• Stella Mungai as Pearl ^[1]
• Lawryn Odhiambo as Mwelu ^[1]
• Victoria Wakio Mzenge as Maria ^[1]
• Ambrose Riziki as Sita ^[1]
• Alex Kihayo as Alfonse ^[1]
• Godfrey Matengo as Kirafa ^[1]
• Daniel Kevin Bwakali as Ephatus
• Hadson Mathenge as Lucas
• Innocent Njuguna as Lema ^[2]
• Blessing Lung'aho
• Maina wa Ndung'u as Mariko

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Award	Awardee	Result	Source
2015	Kalasha Awards	Best Drama TV series	Pendo	Nominated	[3]
		Ambrose Riziki	Best Lead Actress in Drama	Won	[3] [4]
2016	Riverwood Academy Awards	Best TV series	Pendo	Pending	[5]

References

1. "NTV unveils new shows". nation.co.ke. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
2. "Innocent Njuguna profile". kenyabuzz.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
3. "Kalasha awards news". niaje.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
4. "Awards". actors.co.ke. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
5. "FULL LIST OF RIVERWOOD ACADEMY AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES AND VOTING PROCESS". Actors.co.ke. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

External Links

A Kenyan TV Series at IMDb