Govt to establish an International Arts Centre Kenyatta

Govt to establish an International Arts Centre  Kenyatta

The Government has finalized arrangements to establish an International Arts and Cultural Centre in the country, this is according to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The President said the Government’s concept for creation of the arts and cultural centre of excellence with facilities and programmes to support diverse forms of artistic endeavor was ready for implementation.

“The Jubilee Alliance pledged in its manifesto to provide strong support for Arts and Culture, restore the Kenya Cultural Centre and put up an International Arts Centre,” said the Head of State.

President Kenyatta was speaking during the official opening of the refurbished Kenya National Theatre whose mordernisation was sponsored by Kenya Breweries limited (KBL) as part of Kenya@50 legacy projects.

He said the Kenya National Cultural Centre land that had been grabbed by private developers had been repossessed and reverted to the original use.

The President, who handed over the land’s title deed to Sports, Arts and Culture Cabinet Secretary Hassan Wario, said implementation of the proposed International Arts and Cultural Centre will take off without problems.

The refurbishment of the Kenya National Theatre was kick-started by President Kenyatta in December 2013 in a move aimed at realising the promise of the constitution’s fundamental rights of showcasing the beauty of freedom through Art and Culture.

President Kenyatta said the philosophy behind the Government’s initiatives in the Arts and Culture sector is to confirm the end of the era of repression, paranoid censorship and stifling of expression in the country.

“I must say ‘pole’ for all misunderstanding and ignorance which held back Kenya’s deserved creative dominance, denied our people the chance to experience Art and Culture at its finest, and wasted too many careers”, he said.

 

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