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 presents Duncan Ndegwa who was Kenya's first Head of Public Service in 1963.
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This film presents 1971 as the year the government of President Jomo Kenyatta had to deal with its first and only serious threat from the country's armed forces.
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This film reviews Kenya's first Vice President, Oginga Odinga who was inspired to join politics at a speech given by Kenyatta in 1944. He was a founding member of KANU …
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This film reviews how, due to James Gichuru's loyalty, he would always hold high position in Mzee Kenyatta's government. He held the critical post of Minister for Finance, Planning and …
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This film reviews how in February of 1976, Uganda's President, Idi Amin shocked Kenyans by laying claim to all of Kenyan territory west of Naivasha.
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This film reviews Sagini who was appointed as Minister of Natural Resources in the first cabinet, but he did not subsequently win elective office; however, he remained an important force …
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This film is about the Commission to review the country's Constitution and reform process was established in 2004.
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This film is a review of 2012 as the year that several Kenyan judges were removed from the judiciary for incompetence or unbecoming behavior.
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This film is a review of 1974 as the year in which the freedom fighter and Kenyan Nationalist, Kung'u Karumba disappeared without a trace.
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This film is a review of Njoroge Mungai, President Kenyatta's personal physician, who later became an important figure in GEMA, joined Mzee Kenyatta's first cabinet as Minister for Health and …