Veronica Waceke

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Veronica Waceke
NationalityKenyan
CitizenshipKenyan
OccupationActress
Notable workFundi-Mentals
AwardsBest East African Female Actress award at the Mashariki Film Festival.

Veronica Waceke is a Kenyan actress. [1] [2] She first appeared in the 2015 film Fundi-Mentals . [3] For her performance in the film My Faith, Waceke won the Best East African Female Actress award at the Mashariki Film Festival. [4] She portrayed Lesedi in the Kenya National Theatre's production of Walter Sitati's play; Necessary Madness 2 and Deliberate Contempt in 2019. [5] [6] Waceke was nominated for the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for the Best Actress in a television drama series 'Higher Learning'. [7] [8]

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