Nairobi — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked the creative industry employ theater and other performing arts to inform the public about their genuine impressions of the Kenya Kwanza Performance so far after assuming office.
Speaking during the Kenya National Drama Festival State Concert in State House, the President and the administration would work more effectively and make required improvements with the support of performances in the arts and the film sector to better serve Kenyans.
"I urge the organizers that next time the president invites you to statehouse do not edit such productions, we want performances that give honest opinions about our administration, of our performance as a government so far," he said.
"The president here does not want a praise and worship choir he needs people who have no malice, who can do an audit on his performance so far and come up with several performances that will help him become a better leader because he is not an angel."
He continued by saying that "The men who occupy statehouse today are men who want to be enrich in their thinking. He wants people who gives their honest opinion of his performance as that will help him become better in his leadership."
The DP applauded a drama play by the Riara Springs Girls HighSchool "The Ayes Have It" stating that it will help the Azimio brigade to stop living in denial as the election period was over.
He insisted that the Opposition Party should know that the elections were fair, and that President Ruto won fairly.
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"Of course the play of the day goes to the Riara Masterpiece, which shows that people should stop living in denial and be the truthful men like Righathi Gachagua. That play is a must for the Azimio brigade, and you need to perform that play for them," he said.
"They need to live with reality that elections were over, and Willian Ruto is the president of Kenya. People must not continue living with denial, people must accept reality, they must accept circumstance and learn how to leave with them and move on."
He continued by saying that drama, the arts, and the creative economy have remained societal interveners in terms of influencing how people act and think.
He pushed for theater productions and plays that will aid in social interventions and educate the public.
"It was through song dance and drama that young people were able to help the people of Kenya to deal with HIV/AIDS since there were continuous narratives and performances until the people of Kenya appreciated the danger posed by HIV,' he said.
"I want to urge our young people and the content creators to continue having social interventions performances to help the Kenyan people."
