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'Nairobi Half Life': Kenya's first entry in Oscar race

David 'Tosh' Gitongo the Director of 'Nairobi Half Life' movie with some of the cast members during its premiere show at the Westgate Cinemas on 30th August 2012. PHOTO / Charles Kamau.

Kenya has for the first time submitted its own candidate for an Oscar award for Best Foreign-Language Film, the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday.

"Nairobi Half Life," directed by David "Tosh" Gitonga, will compete with films from 70 other countries for the five nominations in this category.