Pendo

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Pendo
Pendo intertitle.jpg
Genre Soap opera
Created byFaith Koli
Developed byFaith Koli
Written byGrace danile
Lucia Shikuku
Starring
  • Riziki Ambrose

Eddie Peter Gebhard

  • Stella Mungaia
  • Lawryn Odhiambo
  • Victoria Wakio Mzenge
Theme music composerJibril Blessing (J Blessing)
Opening theme"Pendo"
ComposerJibril Blessing (J Blessing)
Country of originKenya
Original languagesSwahili
English
No. of seasonsSeven
No. of episodes91
Production
Executive producerFaith Koli
Producers
  • Natasha Koli
  • Ruth Achieng
Production locations Hurlingham, Nairobi
CinematographyJohn Tumbo Mbugua
EditorsAmbrose Muindi
Michael Kuria
Kelvin Kioi
Camera setupMbugua Tumbo
Running time40 minutes
Production companyDIL Pictures
Original release
Network NTV
Release3 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.

Contents

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

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationAwardAwardeeResultSource
2015 Kalasha Awards Best Drama TV seriesPendoNominated [3]
Ambrose RizikiBest Lead Actress in DramaWon [3] [4]
2016 Riverwood Academy Awards Best TV seriesPendoPending [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NTV unveils new shows". nation.co.ke. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  2. "Innocent Njuguna profile". kenyabuzz.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "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.

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