Njeri karago biography for kids

Its difficult to describe who Njeri Karago was to me and so many others like me whom she touched along the way.

By the time I finished, my aunt, Njeri Karago had arrived back in the country from the US where she had been working as a producer for 14 years.!

From ‘tea boy’ to film director

You insist the interview has to be short.

Why, you’ve had all the time to prepare? It is not about me being unprepared. I have to go to Fidel Odinga’s requiem mass at All Saints Cathedral. And I see we are already heading towards that time.

You are going to Fidel’s mass.

A visionary filmmaker who paved the way for countless others in Kenya's vibrant film industry.

This online memorial is dedicated to Wairimu Njiiri Karago.

By the time I finished, my aunt, Njeri Karago had arrived back in the country from the US where she had been working as a producer for 14 years.

Its difficult to describe who Njeri Karago was to me and so many others like me whom she touched along the way.

Njeri Karago.

Are you trying to say that you were close to Fidel Odinga? I’m not trying to say that. It is a fact. We were close. I guess that is what everyone says of him right now but in my case that’s a fact.

Most people know you as Tosh...

Is that your real name? Tosh is a name coined from Gitonga, which is my second name. My family used to call me Gitosh when I was young. The name stuck as I grew up. At some point I shortened Gitosh to Tosh.

So tell me more about that...

This is more than just a screening, it's a heartfelt tribute to Njeri's visionary spirit and immense contributions to Kenyan cinema.

where did you grow up? I was born in Nanyuki, in 1981 September, so that makes me 33 years old right now. I went to Moi Nyeri Complex Primary School and later joined Njiiri High Scho