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James Kamawira (Kham)

  • James  Kamawira (Kham)
© James Kamawira
Comicist, Cartoonist
Principal country concerned : Column : Comic strip
Kenya


James Kamawira (Kham) started his career in 1988 when he joined the Kenya Times newspaper as a political commentator / illustrator. Kham has a long-running comic strip, Bongoman, which first appeared in the Kenya Times and runs every Sunday in the Sunday Standard's Life magazine. Kham produced two books of Bongoman stories. He also runs the strip, Babu and U, in the same newspaper.



Kham has had his work shown in Italy in the exhibition Matite Africane, organised by Lai-momo and NGO CEFA in 2002. In 2003 Kham won the KUJ Cartoonist of the Year award.

Partners

  • Kenya : Arterial Network chapter
  • Kenya : Ketebul Music
  • Kenya : Studio Vista Network
  • Kenya : Kuona Trust
  • Kenya : The Theatre Company

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