7 Hardest Hitters in the Kenyan Geek industries

As a person who is very hard to please I’m not easily impressed by most industries even the gaming and comic industry

The Curious Shoe:Then if you don’t like them why do you have a whole blog dedicated to them o_0?

Because I still love the medium. However, once in a while there a few companies/individuals who even I can’t deny have done a good job. So today we take a moment to appreciate these few individuals who are not complete Muppets and are hard at work making the greatest country in the world (lol) a powerhouse in the gaming industry.(For links click the logos)

1. Chief Nyamweya- Illustrator, author & Producer.

Co-founder of the Tsunami Studios Ltd and head Honcho at Emergency web comics the chief has gained fame for his success in the critically acclaimed comics that tell the story of the Mau-Mau Uprising. A self-made man whose only passion is Creating “Not just art but creations of all sorts…”.He is also creator of the noir comic “Roba”. The prolific writer also likes sharing his art on his Facebook so if you want a benchmark of his skill why not check it out. Or you could as well read the newest installment to the emergency series.

2. ScrinArts Studios- game development studio

Founded by one Kennedy Okiya this group has been promising us big things for years, teasing us with their two top projects LUR and Zombie Apocalypse.  Although the small team has been facing an array of challenges in terms of development of their game that has led to them not to be able to finish any of their games in their desired timeline, they have officially released a statement saying that their making drastic changes in their development team. Don’t however misinterpret this as a failure on their part because the quality of games they are aiming at and showcased at conventions are something worth waiting years for. Don’t believe me why not check out their booth this Naiccon and tell me otherwise.

3. Movie Jabber – Movies (duh!), fun and excitement

One of the most famous if not the most famous group known they deliver everything they promise: movies and jabber about movies (mixed in with a dash of fun and a side of excitement). Starting off with a mission to revamp and nurture the Kenyan film entertainment scene they have become a brand with their YouTube channel raking in new subscribers every day and their website growing even more with ever increasing content. I have no shame saying since I tend to stick to games and comics this is my one stop source for everything movies so why not give them a look.

4. Gaming for Kenya (G4k) – Entertainment service

First I have to say this was a really tough decision to make with groups like Game Over, KGN and more I felt kind of bad not giving you guys a shout out so…Shout out to you guys. Popularly known as G4k this Mish-Mash of geeks, nerds, gamers, Youtubers, bloggers, enthusiasts and straight-out weirdoes is single handedly leading this new cultural wave with each member bring in something new to the table every minute. With a vision to build and re-invent the gaming industry in kenya they are currently one of the friendliest gaming communities providing help through any medium possible. They also own the gaming news and lifestyle blog Sourc3Machin3 which is updated periodically by Editors and game lovers James Karanu, Oliver Holding and Gathemia Michael.

5. The Naiccon Team –Everything they’ve done

I always feel like a sellout when I see something done by this team reason being they are the few people who are doing all this for the people. They are people that took the first step into making this the best event in world getting partnership with companies to attend the event and much more in fact what are you doing reading this show them respect and go get ready for the next one.

6. PBE Productions ltd- artist and artist

If you know this great man you probably either know him for his great head-bobbin’, toe-tappin’ thought provocative music or you know of his great art in his comic Home guard or his collaborator work with Dj Nruff. Mr. Emmanuel “Point Blank Evumbi” Nyakwada considers himself a patron of the arts in every sense of the word. Having had a hand in many projects including the infamous Tinga Tinga tales we know this dog is not all bark.Apart from all his contribution to the comic industry he is also a very prolific MC, so if you miss him at this year’s Naiccon feel free to check out one of the many jamborees he’s at every weekend.

7. All Kenyan gamers- Not being complete Muppets

    To say the truth I had this at the end of the list in case I got too lazy to find a suitable number seven but then the more I thought about it the more I realized this was the perfect number seven. Why? Because all the top six mean nothing without the gamers (not even me) but luckily we can always depend on the Kenyan gamer never to let us down. They will clamor into gaming joints every day, visit ihub to make downloads, network with people  and do everything in their power including spending their last hard coin on games. Also no matter what we do at the end of the day everyone is an end user thus a member of this group so thank you for making the industry what it is.

Also I’m planning to start interviews with some of these individuals so as to get more information and clarifications about them and their works so keep an eye out for them starting very soon and comment who you want me to start with.

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