Reuben Odanga: ‘Selina’ Has Paved The Way for Other Swahili Telenovelas
'Selina' revived the almost forgotten genre and paved the way for other, similar projects that were to follow.
Jennifer Ochieng' is a film/TV enthusiast, film journalist, publicist and writer with 8 years experience working in the film and TV industry in Kenya. She is passionate about bridging the gap between the Kenyan audience, the media and the film industry. She's also the founder and editor of Sinema Focus, and a failed poet who daydreams of going back to it one day.
'Selina' revived the almost forgotten genre and paved the way for other, similar projects that were to follow.
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The Swahili telenovela which premiered in 2018 has become one of the most-watched shows in Kenya in the last 4 years.
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