Why the First ever Kenyan Police reality TV show collapsed

In August 2013, an interactive TV show featuring Kenya police officers aimed at bettering the relationship between the Police and the general public through open barazas (discussion forums) where people in attendance would be taught community policing, civic education and humanitarian understanding, was launched. However, it wasn’t long before the commendable TV show crumpled merely at the teething stage.

Dubbed ‘Afande Mtaani’, the TV show was the brainchild of David ‘Kabash’ Kinyanjui of Sanaa Zote Productions and the pilot was made possible through the cooperation and full assistance from the National Police Service PRO office. In spite of this, not so long before the show could kick off, bottlenecks emerged.

Kabash laments that the project stalled following difficulties to reach Interior and Co-ordination of National Government, Cabinet Secretary Ole Lenku and other Police linchpins to help start the ball rolling for the TV show, considering the police was the main source of information.

And just like that, the good initiative and what would be a very major step in local production died a natural death.

The show was supposed to star officers Qwacheez and Chemu.

Here’s its trailer;

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