Artistes were paid about Sh10,000 each covering different genres including plays, poetry, spoken word, cultural creative dance and percussion, radio theatre, narratives and storytelling. By ANTHONY NJAGI More by this AuthorStage actors across the country sighed with relief after the Sh100 million presidential stimulus for Covid-19, dubbed Work for Pay, was finally disbursed after artistes submitted applications and had their work recorded for Kulture TV. “We are pleased that the Kenya Cultural Centre has so far paid 64 artistes with recordings in five regions, including Nairobi, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western and parts of Central regions,” said Mr Mike Pundo, the Executive Director of the Kenya Cultural Centre. Artistes were paid about Sh10,000 each covering different genres including plays, poetry, spoken word, cultural creative dance and percussion, radio theatre, narratives and storytelling. Apart from the Kenya Cultural Centre, other agencies involved in the programme are the Kenya Film Commission, Department of Culture, National museums of Kenya and the permanent Presidential Music Commission.

Source: Daily Nation July 13, 2020 04:07 UTC