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Empowerment through Art

OTIENO GOMBA The artist Otieno Gomba was born in 1974 and educated in Nairobi. In 1998 after finishing school he was accepted at the Kenya polytechnic to study graphic design but could not raise the tuition fee. Later he made friends with a sign-writer who agreed to train him for two years. In 2000 he met another street sign-writer, otieno Kota, who invited him to work with him and they formed the name Maasai Mbili. Later they were able to acquire a studio premises in Kianda Village, Kibera where they are still located. The studio membership has increased to the present ten members. Gomba and the artists of Maasai Mbili have since been involved in numerous communities based projects especially those involving kids from the immediate neighborhoods. The artists also make work to exhibit in Kenya and abroad. The talk was based on the theme of Empowerment through Art. He was also the first speaker at the first TEDxKibera event in August 15th 2009