Author: Tania Omusale and Ronald Kipruto

Audience enjoying a concert at a music festival. [Getty Images/iStockphoto] Kenya has long been a hub for live music and cultural expression, a place where fans queue for hours just to catch a glimpse of their favourite artiste. Concerts have become central to urban nightlife, social identity and regional entertainment culture. Yet in recent years that excitement has increasingly been accompanied by frustration, controversy and, in the most tragic cases, loss of life. For many fans and artistes, the gap between social media posters and the reality on the ground has widened, exposing weaknesses in event organisation, crowd management and…

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