Charles Lenny Maina Juma Faridah This 6’10 giant of a man actor was born in Kenya in Lenny Juma, born 63 years ago, has had a colourful 1976 and raised in Buruburu. Although he originally life in the entertainment industry, both in Africa and Karoney wanted to study computers and business at the abroad. He has been a professional actor since 1971. University of Nairobi, Maina decided to pursue His first theatre project was with the “Inter African Farida Karoney, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for The media queen was called back to her roots by basketball instead and we can’t say how glad we are Theatre group”, where he was able to ply his trade as Lands, stands out among the women who have Standard Media Group for the position of the Head that he did (we have enough computers and far as Japan and Europe. impacted news media in Kenya over the past 20 of Editorial at KTN for a year. During that period, she business majors) years. Her journey started in June 1994 as a also served as the Assistant Director for broadcasting Having featured in movies like The Tomb Raider II freelance correspondent at Kenya Television Net- at Standard Group Limited, until December 2008. His breakout role was at the age of 18 on the (Turkana elder), Indiana Jones Chronicles (witch work (KTN). She later became one of their reporters After her stint at Standard Group, she moved to Hollywood film “The Air Up There” in 1994, where he doctor), National Geographic’s Banged Up Abroad and had risen to the position of Features Editor by Royal Media Services and became the Group co-starred with Kevin Bacon and Yolanda Vazquez. (Colonel Bao) and the BBC’s search for the Nile Lenny the time she left in December 2000. She was later Editorial Director and was eventually promoted to He was almost unanimously praised for his portrayal Juma also known as the ‘guru’, continues to the Associate Editor at Nation Media Group, Chief Operating Officer. As COO at RMS Farida used of Saleh, a tribal prince, naturally. After the film, he demonstrate proficiency on and off-screen with his Managing Editor at Standard Group and a freelance her influence and experience to help fledgling decided to stay in the U.S to pursue college, where good-humoured nature. producer for Radio France Internationale and journalists just cutting their teeth in the industry. he received a basketball scholarship at Lynn Aljazeera. Lillian Muli laudsFarida for believing in her when no University, Florida, where he STILL holds the record one else would. for most blocks in a single game. 50nd3k4 378 50nd3k4 379 50nd3k4 378 50nd3k4 379