by Nyagaka Nyakundi Hesborn
They came in droves to that meeting that incidentally set the stage for a momentous and equally challenging time for an infant corporate named Bamboo Media Group(BMG).I had personally planned to attend that first meeting,but with Stacey effecting her plans to move to a new house I felt obligated to give a hand,missing out what I had expected to be an impressive meeting turn-out out of the curiosity of those who would attend.
Drawn mainly from our 2011 journalism class at the Kenya Polytechnic University College,this was a meeting that Henry Onyango ,now of The Truth Weekly, later described to me by phone
as mamoth.Offhead,Henry counted Edwin Tiego,Onesmus Mulinge,Maryann Ochieng',Ronald Nyakweba,Peter Mungoma,Miriam Njeri,Claire Adhiambo as present, in and endless list that only ended with the beep in my phones earpiece,a sign my airtime had come up.
It was an informal launch meeting at Uhuru Park,and so leaders had to be picked by vote.In the ad hoc plebiscite ,Edwin Tiego was elected chairman,much as I had hoped,Peter Mutachi as vice chairman although he later resigned unceremoniously at an ABC Cafe meeting citing no reasons for the action.There was also Ronald Nyakweba,Maryann Ochieng',Hellen Scandy,Claire Adhiambo and myself on the list of officials.
But to return to Peter Mutachi's perhaps eccentric resignation.Weeks following his action our challenges intensified.Many defected from the group ,leaving a handful of us holding on to what appeared to be nothing,groping in endless darkness.More defections. So that it now came to only officials attending our fortnightly meetings.During our last meeting held in November,there was only three or four from the officials number attending.We had been toying with the idea of doing away with meetings and set about working from our homes.It was at this trying moment that an idea struck us:Drama Programme!
At that meeting I have alluded to,our script writer Ronald Nyakweba arrived clutching scripts he had done.We agreec something had to get going!
To make the long story trim,we closed the year last week with auditions for two tv Programmes:Machungu and Tears of Love
The next year -next month in fact-we hope to produce these series .
However,we desperately need funds to facilitate our activities.We still believe we will make it!For those of us in BMG,2012 is going to be the year of sacrifice.See our group on facebook for details
Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!
