Pendo is a Kenyan drama television series that airs on NTV and premiered on 3 December 2014. The series is written by Grace Danile and produced and distributed by DIL Pictures.
Premise It is a journey with Maria in a story of her return home after 5 years of incarceration at the Women’s Maximum Prison. Her beloved husband, Juma, has taken in another wife - Maria’s former ma, – Mwelu. Mwelu as the step-mum “Mama wa Kambo” disintegrates the once close-knit family. Maria, a mother of two, also has to look for her daughter Sita, who is caught up in a survival battle. Moreover, Kongo, her angry teenage son, has been taken in by a local children’s home during Maria’s absence and is getting out of hand as a social misfit.
Cast Eddy Peter Gebhard as Sudi Stella Mungai as Pearl Lawryn Odhiambo as Mwelu Victoria Wakio Mzenge as Maria Ambrose Riziki as Sita Alex Kihayo as Alfonse Godfrey Matengo as Kirafa Daniel Kevin Bwakali as Ephatus Hadson Mathenge as Lucas Innocent Njuguna as Lema Blessing Lung'aho Maina wa Ndung'u as Mariko
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref.2015Kalasha AwardsBest Drama TV series PendoAmbrose RizikiBest Lead Actress in Drama 2016Riverwood Academy AwardsBest TV seriesPendo2017Kalasha AwardsBest Local Language FilmPendo
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