Prof David Mulwa’s 'Clean Hands' returns to stage with focus on HIV/AIDS, moral conflict
Written by legendary playwright the late Prof David Mulwa, Clean Hands explores love, betrayal, culture, religion, and the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS. The production is staged at Ukumbi Mdogo, Kenya National Theatre on May 30.
It is presented by Trail of Thoughts, a theatre company made up of final-year students in theatre arts and film technology at Kenyatta University. The project is overseen by senior lecturer Dr Emmanuel Shikuku and directed by Frederick Mito.
Set in the 1980s, the play follows the lives of two families torn apart by historical grudges and generational conflict while exposing the fear and stigma that surrounded HIV/AIDS during the height of the epidemic.
Ndakika (Victor Muyekwe) is a staunch traditionalist in his sixties who once converted to Christianity but never abandoned his cultural beliefs.
