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Vitimbi
1985 Kenyan TV series or program
| Vitimbi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy show |
| Starring | Benson Wanjau; Mary Khavere |
| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Original language | Kiswahili |
| Production location | Nairobi |
| Network | KBC |
| Release | 1985 (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.
Overview
[edit]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 we
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'Mzee Ojwang' funeral: Kenyans mourn father of family comedy
Kenyans have held a funeral for comic star Benson Wanjau, known to many by the name of his popular TV character "Mzee Ojwang".
He died of pneumonia at hospital earlier in July aged 78 years old.
Despite acting for more than 50 years, he could not afford to pay his medical bills and a social media campaign by fans was organised to raise the money.
Hundreds of film colleagues gathered at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi, for the funeral, also paid for by fans.
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Earlier they viewed his body at the national theatre and he has now been buried in a public cemetery.
The BBC's Abninoor Maalim in Nairobi says Mr Wanjau was regarded as Kenya's father of family comedy.
His TV series Vitimbi, popular in the 1980s and 1990s across East Africa, would take on social issues such as wife beating and drunkenness.
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