Coming to screens

Siasa Poa

A political drama set in Sahnaga, a fictional Kenyan constituency, in the months before an election.

Genre

Political drama

Setting

Sahnaga, a fictional constituency

Release

To be announced

Production

  1. Pre-production

  2. Shooting

  3. Post-production

  4. Release

The story

One man
One election

Sando, a gifted programmer struggling to find work, loses his young daughter Nana in a stampede when a political rally erupts into violence. Grief, debt and desperation draw him into a gang that carries dirty political work.

But the deeper Sando gets, the more he stands to lose. Through civic education, he and the young men he once recruited begin to see a different path, one that puts their community, its future and its peace ahead of political interests.

With the election approaching, they set out to challenge impunity, demand accountability and show that politics can work for the people.

Why this film

Know the rules
Keep the peace

The film grows out of Chanuka's Siasa Poa programme for electoral civic education and peace building, and carries that work to people who will never sit in a forum.

Know the rules

What each elected office does, how voting works, and where your voice counts between elections.

Keep the peace

Young people and elders on staying calm and choosing dialogue before, during and after the vote.

Take part

From public participation to holding leaders to account, a nudge to act, not just watch.

Support the film

Help us bring
Sahnaga to life

Siasa Poa has a production budget of KES 2 million. Every contribution, large or small, gets us closer to the screen.

Production budget

KES 2M

Fundraising now openGoal · KES 2,000,000

Join the production

In front of the camera
Or behind it

We're casting Sando, Nana and the people of Sahnaga, and building a crew. Sign up and we'll be in touch when auditions and crew calls open.

CastLead and supporting roles, and extras for rally and community scenes.
CrewCamera, sound, lighting, art, costume, editing and production.

Cast sign-up

Interested in

Beyond the film

Siasa Poa
is bigger than the screen

The film is one part of the Siasa Poa programme. You can take part in the rest today.

Stay in the loop

Hear it first

One email when the Siasa Poa trailer and our first podcast episode are out.