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St Joseph Mtito Boys Secondary School from Eastern region performs a Nandi dance on Sunday. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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- Mbaraki and Mvindani Girls Secondary, also from the Coast, took the top two slots in the ngonjera category.
- Bishop Delany School from the Rift Valley took the third position.
Schools from the Coast region dominated in the Arabic choral verse category and the Swahili ngonjera class during the ongoing Kenya Music Festival at Dedan Kimathi University on Monday.
Mbaraki Girls Secondary, Star of the Sea and Nukhat from Malindi were a cut above the rest in the Arabic verse speaking, while Mbaraki and Mvindani Girls Secondary, also from the Coast, took the top two slots in the ngonjera category. Bishop Delany School from the Rift Valley took the third position.
Ngonjera is a poetic performance featuring two performers or two groups of performers engaging in a battle of wits and rhyme and tackling any social issue. One performer poses a question and the other answers as wittily as possible.
Technical training institutes however dominated the stage during the better part of yesterday, presenting songs, dances and verses on various issues. One of the most competitive categories was a special composition verse on countering violence and extremism.
RADICALISATION
Among those who performed in the class were North Eastern National Polytechnic, Michuki Technical Training Institute of Business Studies and Nairobi Aviation.
“The category targets mostly the youth, who are more susceptible to radicalisation,” said Assistant Superintendent of Police Dennis Okadapon, explaining why the National Police Service chose the event to pass its message.
Technical institutes also performed in 2-jiajiri category, which featured special original choral verse compositions. The class, sponsored by KCB, urged the youth to diversify their work choices to business and crafts instead of focusing solely on white collar jobs.
