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Teacher Wanjiku celebrates 10 years in comedy

In Summary

Her career took off at the Alliance Française in 2009 when she appeared as Wanjiku, a Swahili teacher with a deep Kikuyu accent, in the Heartstrings Kenya play The 43rd Kenyan Tribe.

by MOSES MWANGI

30 December 2019 - 22:00

Leading Kenyan female comedian Teacher Wanjiku celebrated her 10th anniversary at Alliance Française on December 11.

Teacher Wanjiku is Kenya’s most-recognised female comedian. Her career took off at the Alliance Française in 2009 when she appeared as Wanjiku, a Swahili teacher with a deep Kikuyu accent, in the Heartstrings Kenya play The 43rd Kenyan Tribe.

After several productions with Heartstrings Kenya, Carolyne started featuring in the monthly Hot Seat comedy shows staged at Alliance Française as well as Churchill Live Show.

In attendance at the celebration were Nairobi Woman Rep Esther Passaris, Kiza Club CEO Judy Gitau, Kenya’s top comedian Daniel “Churchill” Ndambuki and other comedians.