Former Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has condemned efforts by security apparatus to silence the students of Butere Girls High School by attempting to stop them from staging their play, 'Echoes of War'.
In a statement to newsrooms, Mr Moi expressed his concern over the state's use of violent intimidation against Cleophas Malala, the scriptwriter, in an attempt to prevent the play from being performed at the 63rd National Drama and Film Festivals in Nakuru.
The KANU National Chairman described the play as 'a pure form of artistic expression', noting that it serves as a bold and thoughtful satire on the collapse of social services, entrenched patronage politics, and broken promises reflecting the frustrations of young people in the country.
Mr Moi pointed out that the play had been banned from advancing to the national level, but it was only through judicial intervention that its performance was ensured. "This act of censorship recalls the 2013 ban of 'Shackles of Doom,' which was also staged by the same institution and scripted by Hon Malala," he stated.
