Kenyan Heritage Video Series
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Kenya History and Biographies Co Ltd presents a collection of historical documentaries by the renowned journalist and filmmaker, Hilary Ng’weno. This curated selection comprises more than 70 films, each spanning decades of Kenya’s rich history, with a particular emphasis on the post-independence era. Among the video series are “50 Years of Independence,” “Mzee Kenyatta’s First Cabinet,” “The Constitutional Road to Independence,” and “Tom Mboya Student Airlifts.” It was published by Stellascope Ltd. The physical collection of films is housed at the Hilary Ng'weno Center for East African Media Research at The School of Information Sciences at Moi University, Kenya.
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In this film, in 1973, the Gikuyu, Embu, Meru Association (GEMA) was politicized after undergoing new leadership. The association was originally intended to protect and advocate for the social and …
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In this film, In 1997, President Daniel arap Moi defended his seat for the last time in the general election year.
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This film is about the Student Airlift program and how it was started in 1959 by a 28-year-old Kenyan, Tom Mboya, who sought support for promising Kenyan students to get …
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This film presents Joseph Otiende as a founder of KAU, the first African political organization to fight colonial rule. He joined KANU in 1960 and in 1963 was elected in …
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In this film, in 1999, the government of President Daniel arap Moi and the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) came under increasing pressure to give Kenyans a new constitution.
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In this 2013 film, Kenya elected its fourth President, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. Uhuru was the son of Kenya's first President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
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This film presents 2007 as the year Kenyans went to the polls in a general election and ended up so divided over the results of the presidential race that they …
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In this film, 2005 was the year Kenyans voted in a National Referendum for the first time to approve or reject a draft Constitution drawn up by President Mwai Kibaki's …
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In this film, on June 9, 1982, to ensure that no opposition party ever came into being in Kenya, KANU got Parliament to amend the country's constitution and make Kenya …
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This film presents one of the most powerful ministers in Kenyatta's first cabinet, Mbiyu Koinange was the first Kenyan to obtain a Master's Degree (from the London School of Economics) …