What Kuona theft says about Kenya’s creative economy

‘Bandana Face Mask’ artwork by Nadia Wamunyu.

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For more than five days, artists Nadia Wamunyu and Patti Endo lived in uncertainty after a combined 24 art pieces were stolen from their studios at the Kuona Artists Collective on Dennis Pritt Road.

The incident has sparked fresh concerns around security in creative spaces and what art theft signals about growing local appreciation for Kenyan work

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