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Kenyan gay film crew make it to ‘Vogue’ magazine

Kenyan gay film director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva have made it to British Vogue Magazine. The three...

July 3rd, 2018
Wanuri Kahiu, director of the movie 'Rafiki' gestures during the interview with Nairobi News on May 30, 2018 in Nairobi. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rafiki’ filmmaker blasts KFCB for taking away Kenyans’ right to watch movie – VIDEO

She made a splash at the just concluded Cannes Film Festival with her LGBT love story film Rafiki, but Wanuri Kahiu is unhappy following...

June 3rd, 2018

Raila: Allow Kenyans to watch gay film ‘Rafiki’

Nasa leader Raila Odinga has urged the Kenya Films Classification Board (KFCB) to allow Kenyans to watch whatever they, like including...

May 18th, 2018

Kenyan gay film crew gets standing ovation at Cannes festival – VIDEO

The crew of the banned gay film Rafiki received a standing ovation on Thursday night at the Cannes 2018 in France. Film’s director...

May 11th, 2018

Banned Kenyan gay film ‘Rafiki’ premieres at the Cannes festival

A Kenyan-made film on lesbian love will break new ground when it premieres at the Cannes festival this week — but at home, the movie has...

May 8th, 2018

Legalize gay marriages in proposed law changes – Atheists

Atheists In Kenya (AIK) want legalisation of same sex marriages to be among the proposed changes in the constitution being pushed by...

May 1st, 2018
Kenya Films and Classification Board CEO Dr Ezekiel Mutua addresses a recent press conference in Mombasa. PHOTO LABAN WALLOGA

Ezekiel Mutua’s doublespeak on ‘Rafiki’ leaves Kenyans confused

Kenya Films and Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Dr Ezekiel Mutua has been chided for being two-sided with regards to the now banned Kenyan...

April 27th, 2018
A screen grab from the movie 'Rafiki' which has been banned by the Kenya Film Classification Board. PHOTO | COURTESY

Moral police bans the movie ‘Rafiki’ for promoting lesbianism

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has banned a Kenyan film over claims that its content promote...

April 27th, 2018