09-0936(Waguwa) critic on XYZ show,

INTRODUCTION

Prime minister Raila Odinga is just about to dig into the fish and ugali set before him for supper however he decides to do a prayer. he thanks God for the food then asks God to take to hague a son of his who is indisciplined in the party. suprisingly this is just a puppet being filmed in a cramped dining room of a nairobi home for another episode of xyz show. this a satirical puppet show that mimics political figures in the kenyan society, shading light on how they steer the country plus the decisions they make. the program is meant to stimulate crirical public debate on national issues.

XYZ show is a program aired on citizen television on Monday's at 9.40pm. the man behind it is East Arica's  best known cartoonist Gado, who has been taking a pop at Kenya's elite for years and encourages people to question events in Kenya. Gado is also the producer of the show.
The puppets are made from latex imported from France and the eyes from Britain. During filming two people are needed to operate a puppet-one manipulates the eyes using a special gadget connected to them and the other moves the body and the mouth. shooting takes a whooping 24hours, and the crew manipulating the puppets must be quite strong to stand the strain.

their choice of using puppets is perhaps a strong point because this kind of art is creative as it combines words ,static and three dimensional aspects.
The show appears quite simple because the puppets are super imposed on a screen,the background is not real and has been graphically generated, you can easily notice this because the image on the background is still while the puppet is the only thing that is moving, but dont be cheated-each puppet cost around 2-3000 dollars.
The show is currently on season two and going strong despite lapses here and there. We will look at a few episodes of zyx show while pointing out  a few issues here and there.