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In his last play published posthumously the late Francis Imbuga presents the dramatic dialogue of his characters as mind games. In addition to using a narrator, Sikia Macho, to fill us in on the broken politics of Kafira, centring around detention without trial, Imbuga deliberately delays the inciting action, the formation of the Green Party of Kafira which then challenges the hitherto political monolith called the National Party. The candidate of the new party, former detainee Pastor Mgei, wins the election, and thereby dethrones the so-called Chief of Chiefs. In The Green Cross of Kafira, Imbuga, with a renewed sense of urgency, addresses the theme of dictatorship in Africa, and completes his trilogy of the Kafira plays which begins with Betrayal in the city followed by Man of Kafira.

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Publié par	Bookmark Africa
Date de parution	29 décembre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789966055408
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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THE GREEN CROSS OF KAFIRA

FRANCIS D. IMBUGA

Foreword by Prof. Kurtz Rogers

Pushing boundaries

Bookmark Africa Publishers P.O. Box 14915-00800 Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

First published 2013

KNLS Cataloguing in Publication data Imbuga, Francis The green cross of Kafira / by Francis Imbuga. – Nairobi: Bookmark Africa, 2013. p. cm. e -ISBN 978-9966-05-540-8 ISBN 978-9966-05-539-2 (printed version)

1. Literature. 2. African Literature (English) – plays. 3. African authors - Imbuga, Francis – Political. 4. Dictatorship of the proletariat. I. Title.

828.99676202 -- dc 22

PR9381.9.I4 G74 2013

All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers.

Book and cover design by Tony Okuku

This play is fully protected by copyright. All enquiries concerning the rights for performance in whole or part whether professional or amateur or educational should be directed to Bookmark Africa Ltd, P.O. Box 14915 – 00800 Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD List of Characters

ACT ONE SCENE ONE Mind Games SCENE TWO Seeds of Discord SCENE THREE Revelations

ACT TWO SCENE ONE Testimonies SCENE TWO Dream of Reality SCENE THREE The Unexpected Reward SCENE FOUR The Past Meets the Present

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1 1 8 8 23 23

29 29 41 41 51 51 54 54

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FOREWORD

Before his untimely death in November 2012, Prof. Francis D. Imbuga was among the most productive and respected of Kenya’s contemporary writers and scholars. In a remembrance published in theEast African magazine, Anne Manyara highlights Imbuga’s significant role in Kenyan literary history, suggesting that he will be recalled as “an icon – a prolific writer, an astute playwright, an excellent actor.” This assessment is typical of the numerous accolades that poured forth on the occasion of Prof. Imbuga’s passing. Born in 1947 – a decade after literary pioneers such as Grace Ogot, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Okot p’Bitek and Taban lo Liyong – Imbuga was a leading member of what might be termed a “second generation” of East African writers. He came of age at a time when East African literature was forging a tentative early identity, and he participated in the exciting and innovative process of developing and extending that identity. Although he is most widely known for his work as a playwright and actor, Imbuga’s prodigious creative energies also encompassed other genres such as poetry, narrative, television and film, in addition to his work as a teacher, scholar, and university administrator. His rural upbringing in Western Kenya and the strong oral traditions characterizing that upbringing have informed both the themes and the style of Imbuga’s works, which were also impacted by formal study at the highest levels. His early academic achievements earned

him a place at the elite Alliance High School (Nairobi), where he pursued his secondary school studies from 1964 to 1969, and where he began to deliberately explore his interest in drama. As a student at the University of Nairobi in the early 1970s, in addition to his regular studies he continued his acting career, publishing three plays and composing many others, along with writing, directing and acting in over fifty dramatic productions for the Voice of Kenya television’s African Theatre Series.During this time, the renowned Ghanaian playwright, Joe de Graft, then teaching at the University of Nairobi on a UNESCO grant, was commissioned to write the play Muntu. This production, featuring an all-star cast with a memorable performance by Imbuga in one of the leading roles, is remembered as a landmark in Kenyan theatre performance, and helped solidify Imbuga’s reputation as a leading figure in Kenyan drama. After graduating from the University of Nairobi, where he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Imbuga continued to balance his academic vocation with a highly productive writing career. He studied at University College in Cardiff (Wales) from 1974 to 1975, was involved in theatre workshops and productions in Ghana in the mid-1970s, and participated in UNESCO – sponsored workshops in Zaire (1979), Paris (1980) and Sofia (1982). He completed a PhD in English at the University of Iowa and also participated in that university’s acclaimed International Writing Programme from 1988 to 1991. In 1994-95, he was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Tennessee State University. Beginning in 1999, he spent several years in Rwanda as a dean at the Kigali Institute

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