Theatre Performances
By Anisur Rahman
The accomplished Bengali-Swedish poet and playwright, Anisur Rahman, has produced a masterpiece in ‘I am Sheikh Mujib: An Epic Monologue’. The work caught my eyes because of the relevance of the issues in Kenya: socio-political concerns, politics of language and human rights violations.
Bengali-Swedish poet and playwright Anisur Rahman’s imaginary documentary play, ’Dawit Isaak’ is a combination of facts and fction concerning Dawit Isaak. The play highlights Dawit’s struggle for exposing truth in life in line with the dissident spirit of Socrates and ’I to to die, you to live’.
The small fund is meant to assist needy students at Kisii University and in Secondary schools in rural areas of Kenya, especially those from Kisii County who come from poor families. The scholarship targets poor students, but who are bright or possess special talents, but struggle to pay their school fees. If you are interested in this scholarship and wants to give education to a rural needy student and possibly mentor them, please write to us: festival@kistrechpoetry.org.
Shabdaguchha/Kistrech Small Scholarship
In 2023 the poet Hassanal Abdullah (USA) started another small scholarship called Shabdaguchha/Kistrech Scholarship for needy students in Kenya. He is currently sponsoring two students and will increase the number as time goes by.