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David Kakuta Mulwa | |
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| Born | 9 April 1945 |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Education | Nairobi University |
| Occupation(s) | actor, writer |
| Awards | Hero's award |
David Kakuta Mulwa (born 9 April 1945) is a Kenyan writer, academic, theatre director and actor. He is currently a theatre arts lecturer in Kenyatta University's School of Visual and Performing Arts.
Born in Mukaa, Machakos County, Kenya, Mulwa attended Nairobi University. Encouraged by his professors, he attended UCLA with a Rockefeller Foundation scholarship and earned a masters degree in theatre. [1] In 1974, Mulwa joined Kenyatta University, Nairobi,
Mulwa started his teaching career in Mukaa High School and Kangundo High School, Machakos between 1968 and 1970. He went to Ohio University where he was a teaching assistant in English before proceeding to Athens between 1979 and 1980. He then moved to Kenyatta University, where he has been for over 34 years.
Mulwa teaches theatre (History of theatre), drama, playwriting, directing and acting.
He has been an adjudicator in the Kenya Drama Festivals Committee, Nairobi, since 1978 and also serves as a member in the governing council, Kenya Cultural Centre Committee, Nairobi [2]
He has been awarded a Hero’s award by the Kenyatta University’s governing council and also by the Kenya Film Commission twice; in Kalasha Award for lifetime Achievement and Theatre Lifetime Achievement [3]
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