Kona (TV series)

Kona
Genre	Telenovela[1]
Starring	Nini Wacera Lwanda Jawar Brenda Wairimu Muthoni Gathecha Cleopatra Koheirwe
Country of origin	Kenya
Original language	English
No. of episodes	250[2]
Production
Executive producer	Laurence Lurie
Producer	Appie Matere
Production locations	Dagoretti, Nairobi
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	24-27 minutes
Production companies	M-Net Pty Ltd
Original release
Network	Africa Magic
Release	26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) – 8 August 2014 (2014-08-08)

Kona is a Kenyan primetime telenovela that premiered on Africa Magic Channel on 26 August 2013 to 2014. Starring Nini Wacera, Lwanda Jawar, Abubakar Mwenda, Brenda Wairimu, Muthoni Gathecha and an ensemble cast.

Production

Prior to the launching of the series, 179 episodes were already published. Filming took place in Dagoretti in Western Nairobi.^[2][3] The show was officially launched on 21 August 2013 in Nairobi.^[4][5]

Plot

The story follows the not-so-perfect lives of the Oyange family and their struggles deepened by love and hate. When business tycoon Richard Oyage dies in a grisly car accident, he leaves behind a wife, Ayira (Muthoni Gathecha), his first daughter, Julia (Nini Wacera), the second one, Pamela (Brenda Wairimu) and a son, Wanjala (Lwanda Jawar). Julia later inherits her father's project, a boxing gym, where she has to step into a man's shoes in an evidently chauvinistic society, where men set the rules.^[6]

Cast

• Nini Wacera as Julia Oyange
• Lwanda Jawar as Wanjala Oyange^[7]
• Brenda Wairimu as Pamela Oyange^[8][9]
• Muthoni Gathecha as Ayira Oyange
• Janet Sision as Wangui
• Laura Walubengo as Mumbi, a journalist^[10]
• Arabron Nnyneque as Abasi
• Lenny Juma as Jimmy ^[11]
• Abubakar Mwenda as Simon
• Robert Agengo
• Cleopatra Koheirwe as Jakki ^[12]

Broadcast

Broadcasters that carry Kona are Africa Magic Entertainment and Maisha Magic East. Africa Magic Entertainment originally broadcast it on weeknights at 7:30 pm from 16 August 2013^[6] to 8 August 2014, taking exactly one year. It debuted on Maisha Magic in September 2014.

References

1. "DSTV Uganda Premiers 'Kona' Tv Series". news.ugo.co.ug. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
2. Omondi, Jeff (23 August 2015). "Photos: A New Thrilling TV Series Launched!". Ghafla. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
3. "PHOTOS: KONA TV SERIES OFFICIAL LAUNCH IN NAIROBI". Bigeye. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
4. "Kona, a new Series on Africa Magic Comes". VelaSign. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
5. "KONA TV Series Launch". Xpose. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
6. "Inside Kona". Screen Africa. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
7. Watiri, Sue. "Know More About This Sexy 'Kona' Actor Here". Ghafla. Retrieved 25 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
8. Omondi, Jeff (23 October 2013). "Here's Why Brenda Wairimu is Soon Becoming A Psychopath". Ghafla. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
9. Watiri, Sue (23 August 2013). "Brenda Wairimu In Mnet's New Soap Opera!". Ghafla. Retrieved 25 December 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
10. Gitau, Elly (29 April 2015). "Kenya: Laura Walubengo Cast in TV Series Kona". AllAfrica. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
11. Watiri, Sue (6 September 2013). "I Have Acted Alongside Harrison Ford:Kona's Actor Says". Ghafla. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
12. Mukama, Froncesca (12 March 2015). "Cleopatra – Kona Tv Series Is The Best Thing That Has Happened To Me In My Career". oops.ug. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links

• Kona at IMDb
• Website