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Counties converge on Kisumu for cultural fest

Mlimaki dancers presents a cultural dance the Tom Mboya Labour College, Kisumu on November 22, 2015.More than 40,000 drama and music artistes have arrived in Kisumu for the 89th Edition of the Kenya National Music and Cultural Festival. PHOTO | ANTHONY NJAGI

What you need to know:

  • The week-long Cultural Festival that is being held at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu has been attended by about 40,000 participants started on Friday and continues through the week to Thursday.
  • Besides music and dance the cultural festival also held an exhibition of traditional foods and medicines as well as an elaborate exhibition of visual arts, plays, dramatized verse, acrobatics and stand-up comedy.

Lake side City was transformed into an extravagant exhibition of music, cultural dance and theatre on the third day of the Kenya Music and Cultural Festival organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Arts.

The week-long Cultural Festival that is being held at Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu has been attended by about 40,000 participants started on Friday and continues through the week to Thursday.