Karanja Mbugua Gicaamba

00:00 | Introduction: Karanja Mbugua
00:44 | What memories do you have about your parents?
01:31 | What was your family’s history about land?
02:26 | How would you describe your childhood in the colonial period?
03:08 | Can you describe the social organization in Kamĩrĩĩthũ village?
03:41 | How was schooling in those days at Kamĩrĩĩthũ village?
04:49 | Can you describe life during the State of Emergency?
05:07 | How did Kenya’s independence change life?
06:52 | What challenges did you experience about land post independence?
07:36 | What was your role when working at Bata Shoe Factory?
07:52 | What ignited the play Ngaahika Ndeenda?
08:48 | What inspired you to be part of the theatre?
09:30 | What was your role in the play Ngaahika Ndeenda?
10:12 | Were you there when the Kamĩrĩĩthũ theatre was built?
10:35 | How would you describe the architecture of the theatre?
11:01 | What challenges did you face while performing and still working at Bata Factory?
11:24 | How did the play connect with the community?
12:13 | How were the working conditions at the tea plantations?
13:00 | What lessons did you learn from the play?
13:19 | Did the play impact your work at the Bata Shoe Factory?
13:35 | Did the play change anything at the Bata Factory and tea plantations?
15:00 | Why did the government ban the play?
15:20 | Why did you quit working at the Bata Shoe Factory?
15:58 | How did the community change after the theatre was closed?
16:17 | What do you think about the performance reactivation workshop?