Kona (TV series)
Kenyan television series
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Kona is a Kenyan primetime telenovela that premiered on Africa Magic Channel on 26 August 2013 to 2014. Starring Nini Wacera, Lwanda Jawar, Abubakar Mwenda, Brenda Wairimu, Muthoni Gathecha and an ensemble cast.
- Nini Wacera
- Lwanda Jawar
- Brenda Wairimu
- Muthoni Gathecha
- Cleopatra Koheirwe
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| Genre | Telenovela[1] |
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| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 250[2] |
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| Executive producer | Laurence Lurie |
| Producer | Appie Matere |
| Production locations | Dagoretti, Nairobi |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24-27 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Africa Magic |
| Release | 26 August 2013 – 8 August 2014 |
Production
Plot
The story follows the not-so-perfect lives of the Oyange family and their struggles deepened by love and hate. When business tycoon Richard Oyage dies in a grisly car accident, he leaves behind a wife, Ayira (Muthoni Gathecha), his first daughter, Julia (Nini Wacera), the second one, Pamela (Brenda Wairimu) and a son, Wanjala (Lwanda Jawar). Julia later inherits her father's project, a boxing gym, where she has to step into a man's shoes in an evidently chauvinistic society, where men set the rules.[6]
Cast
- Nini Wacera as Julia Oyange
- Lwanda Jawar as Wanjala Oyange[7]
- Brenda Wairimu as Pamela Oyange[8][9]
- Muthoni Gathecha as Ayira Oyange
- Janet Sision as Wangui
- Laura Walubengo as Mumbi, a journalist[10]
- Arabron Nnyneque as Abasi
- Lenny Juma as Jimmy [11]
- Abubakar Mwenda as Simon
- Robert Agengo
- Cleopatra Koheirwe as Jakki [12]
Broadcast
Broadcasters that carry Kona are Africa Magic Entertainment and Maisha Magic East. Africa Magic Entertainment originally broadcast it on weeknights at 7:30 pm from 16 August 2013[6] to 8 August 2014, taking exactly one year. It debuted on Maisha Magic in September 2014.