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KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH INTEGRATED REVISION PAPER

Name…………………………………………………………………………………………………… School…………………………………………………………………..Date…………………… ADMISSION   NO………………………………………………………SIGN…………………… ANJEGO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL                            INTEGRATED ENGLISH PAPER DECEMBER INTERVIEW For examiners use only QUESTION TOTAL SCORE STUDENT’S SCORE   1   10   2   10   3   10   4   10   5   10 TOTAL   50                                 SECTION A; CLOZE TEST Drama …………………………… education go hand in hand for within the school curriculum, it is an art …………………………. highly accessible to young ………………. no matter what age. For learners, drama is a ……………………………………..of learning that actually challenges students to make meaning of the world around them. Drama is the ……………………..of real or imagined events through role and situat

THE "CONGOLISATION" OF INDIGENOUS KENYAN MUSIC

John Junior's 2015 album dubbed rather ridiculously as "Nyoremo" was released to an unanticipated fanfare and buzz. It was all over the internet. Seemingly everyone in the social media and mainstream media had a kind word for the album, except myself (aparently). But I couldn't blame anyone. It was an album up there with the very best in the local rumba scene. It caught the imagination of local rumba fans like nothing we've seen before. One famous blogger called it an "exquisite composition, a masterclass, a revolutionary piece of art".... and went on to lavish the album in extravagant praise like an obsessed lunatic. But did he miss something? The 'Nyoremo' album is without doubt a great composition by Kenyan standards. It comprises of five classic, slow rumba songs that are uniquely dance-able and thoroughly entertaining. But there is one striking feature that stands out from the album like a sore thumb - a unique 'congolese touch' tha