Just before Christmas Season, StarTimes, the multinational media company, has launched a new drama series name KIU on the local content channel Rembo TV from 12th December, to enrich selections for audience to enjoy happy hours together with family and friends.
KIU is an intricate tale of love, lust and vengeance. The story follows Alisha (Celestine Gachuhi) a perfect wife to Alex (Blessing Lung’aho) whose world comes crushing down after she discovers her husband’s affair with her best friend, Diana (Anita Wawuda). She therefore embarks on a revenge mission on people she once cherished and trusted after their betrayal.
The Kiswahili drama series, dubbed KIU, features more local content and themes with wide participation of Kenyan leading casts, directors and scripts. Produced by Multan Productions and directed by Reuben Odanga, KIU boasts of some Kenya’s best actors including Blessing Lungaho and Celestine Gachuhi, Anita Wawuda, Joyce Maina, Derek Mbanga, Reinherd Bonke, Chantelle Naisula, Linda Waiganjo among others. The drama series now joining a variety of exclusive local content productions executed in the course of this year among the Kupatana and NIA.
On the launch ceremony of the drama series, Timothy Owase, CEO of the Kenya Film Commission, threw a speech mentioning:“We are here to celebrate another milestone in our creative industry, a production aimed at telling our own stories. It is encouraging to see the progressive growth in Kenyan productions and the popularity for the same as a commission, we will continue supporting such efforts towards an increasingly vibrant film sector.”
“With more than 100 episodes to its name, KIU has leveraged on our audience research, rating, content analysis and development towards conceptualizing this amazing local drama and it is our commitment to continue supporting Kenya’s creative industry through commissioning more original productions as we seek to enrich our subscriber’s television viewing experience,” noted StarTimes Chief Executive Officer Mr. Hanson Wang.
Rembo TV is an entertainment channel with a key focus on reality television shows targeting the women audience and with a language policy comprising of 60% Kiswahili, 30% English and 10% vernacular. It is available across three East African countries that is Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda thereby presenting an enviable platform to market Kenyan productions across the region.
Not only being popular among TV audience, ST Rembo shares activities and programmes often online for users to access anywhere anytime. Earlier this year,ST Rembo has also received the Silver Creator Award from YouTube in memory of passing 100,000 subscribers.
