Tahidi high is one of the many local programs that airs in citizen TV, showing every Tuesday from 7:30 to 8 pm. It is slotted a 30 minute airtime but it runs for 25 minutes given the number of advertisements. It is produced by and directed by Catherine Wamuyu. Helping her with the script writing is Naomi Kamau.
Tahidi high is a hi h school drama full of intrigues, love infighting as any typical Kenyan secondary school would experience. It also depicts the conflict between teachers, students as well as parents.
I must confess that I am not a fan of local productions because for one, there's never originality, always copying what the Hollywood people have done, their production is always poor and the actors do not "feel" the characters that they are supposed to act out. I must say though that we are on the road to improvement given that Citizen TV has paved a way for the local productions to have a platform on which to showcase their talents.
7th September 2010
This episode was all about alcoholism. Two students notably OJ and Lamo and three of their friends are found by Mr. Tembo, the schools' assistant principal, sneaking alcohol into the school. Their parents are supposedly summoned but the students decide to "buy" parents because they do not want to involve their real parents. The bought parents incidentally or intentionally (the idea of the director and script writer) happens to be drunk as well.
Watching this episode, made me wonder what it was that was being put across, because the students were not punished and Mr. Tembo did not bother to find out about the drunken parent. There is no tittle for this episode hence you judge for yourself.
07-1240
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