How clueless are you ?

Audiences were not constant. Vitimbi was one of the most popular shows , perhaps the most popular and everyone tuned in and everyone spoke about it. By saying audiences were constant you are implying that a program like Joy bringers or mamboleo had a similar audience size to vitimbi which is nonsense.

Although there was only one broadcaster, audiences were not constant. People sat down to watch the popular shows and ignored the less popular shows. And vitimbi at one point had the highest audience.

Eti ksh 20 in 1980 is worth Ksh 4000. Where did you get that from? Hiyo ni porojo mingi. That would mean that in 35 years, the kenya shilling has devalued by a factor of 200 ! which is bogus.

And by the way in 1980, VoK actors were probably paid nothing. A news article that appeared in the early 1990s stated that KBC actors were being given 20 bob for each episode.

By the way Vitimbi programs were also very popular in Tanzania. Perhaps even more than in Kenya. Yet I doubt Ojwang and his group ever got additional money acruing from being shown in Tanzania.

Vitimbi did not fade when other channels came round. It was still popular though less popular. That has to do with the fact that it had been on TV for over 10 years. Audiences do get tired of seeing the same show for 10 years. Thats why in Europe and North America, sitcoms usually stay on TV for 5 years or so. Then the actors move on to other projects.

I am not saying the government owes Wanjau aka Ojwang Hatari his medical bills. I am stating that it is a fact that he was exploited as were most KBC actors of that period.

ok

Then Mama Kayai is contradicting herself. She has been very vocal in criticizing KBC


Back in March she and Ojwang were interviewed and were very bitter with KBC. This is what they said:

“We worked at KBC for 40 years and we got nothing in the end,” said Wanjau.

Mama Kayai for her part complained that they were terminated without notice "We were chased from KBC like dogs" she said

Even during Ojwangs funeral, KBC actors were trashing KBC. Some were saying that Vitimbi is televised in Tanzania and South Africa yet the actors are not paid royalties.

So which is which?

maybe her 'acting career' included proceeds from mzee ojwang's hustle(s). in other words, alimmaliza kabisa!

All those saying ati wanategemea gava can't be serious. They made mad money for KBC through advertising but were not properly compensated. The fact that they are ok right now is because of their side hustles, playing in hotels and the like. they used to be the biggest local TV show on KBC with a bunch of advertisers riding on their shows. I know it's history but dudes never got paid.