Kenyan Heritage Video Series
Stellagraphics Ltd.
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 Stellagraphics 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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This film is about Ronald Gideon Ngala who was a Kenyan politician who was the leader of the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) political party. He died in 1972 under …
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As presented in this film, In 1954, the British Colonial Secretary at the time, Oliver Littleton, introduced a constitution for Kenya. This constitution marked a significant development as it permitted …
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As presented in this film, in 1990, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Ouko, was found murdered. His assassination was never solved.
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In this film, dubbed the King of Meru Politics, Angaine was detained under the colonial Emergency powers as a member of KAU. Freed in 1961, he was a founding member …
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In this film, 1970 was the year the University College of Nairobi was made into a full university.
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As presented in this film, 1991 was the year Kenyans witnessed what came to be known as the "Second Liberation". This took place when sustained pressure from political dissidence and …
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This film presents how by the end of 2008 more than a thousand Kenyans had lost their lives and half a million had lost their homes in the violence that …
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In this film, 1977 was the year the East African Community collapsed; after which Tanzania shut its borders with Kenya. Tanzania's closure of the border prompted Kenya to pull out …
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As presented in this film, in 1998, a terrorist bomb detonated and destroyed the American Embassy and nearby cooperative bank building in midtown Nairobi killing more than 250 people.
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In this film, Samual Ayodo was among LegCo members and was elected for KANU in 1961 against Lawrence Oguta. He was then appointed Minister for Local Government and Regional Affairs …