Kenyan soap operas

Vitimbi, Tausi, Vioja Mahakani and the likes hit the market and were really a must watch. Tausi was the most popular one, vitimbi being the best comedy at the time. Then Redykulus emerged, with the best artistes like KJ and Nyambane taking part. After the fall of Redykulus, Red Corner emerged with the same theme as Redykulus and the same same artistes playing their roles.

These were the days one could not afford to miss the programs, but if you did then you would watch out for the repeat.

Today we have so much of the Kenyan soap operas. Citizen, KBC and NTV are the ones embracing these local shows and bringing them to our screens. Citizen being in the lead with so many shows, from Tahidi high, Cobra Squad, Majaliwa, Papa Shirandula and the rest. I must say they are so many that one gets confused on which one to keep up with.

This is a great move by our local artistes and the entertainment industry. But still they have along way to go, with a lot of things to learn. Not all the programs are best and worth watching, only a few try to glue people to the screens while others are just fake. Viewers always want something realistic, creative, clear and with the best characters in place. I mean if you bring to the screens something fake yet we all know its fake (acting and not real) then you is lost because we want something that makes us feel like it’s real.

So the likes of Cobra Squad where people talk and you see clearly they are reciting and competing on talking brings out the fakeness of the whole show. Tahidi High is doing well but at some point loosing the realistic touch. The likes of Majaliwa, Beba beba and the rest need a bit of improvement. Papa Shirandula, Wash and Set are the best at the moment.

Well Vitimbi, Vioja maahakani are long overdue according to me, they keep doing almost the same thing over and over again and that makes it boring.

Let’s borrow a leaf from our Nigerian brothers and from the Mexican soap operas, let’s come up with something realistic with the best Characters. We are on the right path