Vitimbi

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Vitimbi
Genre Comedy show
StarringBenson Wanjau; Mary Khavere
Country of origin Kenya
Original languageKiswahili
Production
Production location Nairobi
Original release
Network KBC
Release1985 (1985) –
2014 (2014)

Vitimbi is a Kenyan television comedy show that premiered in 1985 on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, then known as Voice of Kenya. It revolves around the family of Mzee Ojwang and his wife Mama Kayai as they experience challenges of managing a restaurant.

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Overview

The term 'vitimbi' can be translated to mean 'machinations' or 'intrigues' or 'drama' in Kiswahili. [1] The popular actors and actresses are the late Benson Wanjau alias Mzee Ojwang Hatari, Mary Khavere alias Mama Kayai as Mzee Ojwang's wife, Davis Mwambili alias Mwala and Julius Nyambegere alias Mogaka. Over the years, the show has won numerous awards for its ability to entertain and at the same time educate Kenyans on various social issues. [2] Kenya's second president, was particularly fond of the show and the actors were always given an opportunity to perform during national celebrations. [3] The show was controversially ended in 2014 after airing for more than 30 years because the actors were deemed "too old". [4] The plan was initially to revamp the show by bringing in new and younger actors who would carry the names of older actors such as Mzee Ojwang and Mama Kayai. However, the show was pulled off air altogether and no longer airs on the national broadcaster. [5] The Show returned back to KBC in 2022, with some new talents [6] The new stars include Hussein Yussuf commonly called Bahali Yake Mwenyewe [7] and Scolly Cheruto as Chemasunde [8] and Mary Nzula Munyao as Regina Katunge and Hussein Yussuf commonly known as Bahali Yake Mwenyewe.

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References

  1. ↑ Sipalla, Humphrey; Lewela, Karest (2012). Policed Perceptions, Masked Realities: Human Rights and Law Enforcement in Kenyan popular art (March 12, 2012). In Beyond the law: Multi-disciplinary perspectives on human rights, Frans Viljoen (ed.), , 2012,. Pretoria: Pretoria University Law Press. p. 217. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mama Kayai, 'I stayed true to myself'". Standard Digital. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mama Kayai, 'I stayed true to myself'". Standard Digital. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vitimbi actors talk of how they were chased from KBC". Business Today. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "This is vioja, 'Vitimbi' minus Mzee Ojwang Hatari?". The Nairobian. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mama Kayai Discloses Vitimbi Is Returning on TV: "We Already Recorded Episodes"" . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hussein Yussuf a.k.a Wariah Bahali yake" . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Rise & Rise of Scolly Cheruto in Kenya's Film Industry" . Retrieved October 10, 2023.
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