Pendo

Pendo
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Faith Koli
Developed by	Faith Koli
Written by	Grace Irungu Lucia Shikuku
Starring	Riziki Ambrose Eddie Peter Gebhard Stella Mungaia Lawryn Odhiambo Victoria Wakio Mzenge
Theme music composer	JBlessing
Opening theme	"Pendo"
Country of origin	Kenya
Original language(s)	Swahili, English
No. of seasons	Seven
No. of episodes	91
Production
Executive producer(s)	Faith Koli
Producer(s)	Natasha Koli Ruth Achieng
Location(s)	Hurlingham, Nairobi
Cinematography	John Tumbo Mbugua
Editor(s)	Ambrose Muindi Michael Kuria Kelvin Kioi
Camera setup	[[Mbugua Tumbo]
Running time	40 minutes
Production company(s)	DIL Pictures
Distributor	DIL Pictures
Release
Original network	NTV
Picture format	480i SDTV
First shown in	Kenya
Original release	3 December 2014 (2014-12-03) – 2 November 2016 (2016-11-02)
External links
DIL pictures	www.dilpictures.com

Pendo is a Kenyan drama television series that airs on NTV and first premiered on 3 December 2014. The series is written by Grace Irungu, produced and distributed by DIL pictures.

Premise

It's 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 maid – 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

• Eddie Peter Gebhard as Sudi^[1]
• Stella Mungai as Pearl^[1]
• Lawryn Odhiambo as Mwelu^[1]
• Victoria Wakio Mzenge as Maria^[1]
• Ambrose Riziki as Sita^[1]
• Alex Kihayo as Alfonse^[1]
• Godfrey Matengo as Kirafa^[1]
• Daniel Kevin Bwakali as Ephatus
• Hadson Mathenge as Lucas
• Innocent Njuguna as Lema^[2]
• Blessing Lungaho

Awards and nominations

References