Pendo

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Pendo
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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 composerJBlessing
Opening theme"Pendo"
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
EditorAmbrose 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, 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 maid – 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
2015Kalasha AwardsBest Drama TV seriesPendoNominated [3]
Ambrose RizikiBest Lead Actress in DramaWon [3] [4]
2016Riverwood Academy AwardsBest TV seriesPendoPending [5]

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