Kenyans Challenge Society Via New Art Form

By day, Sam Muremi is the quintessential entrepreneur. He and his sister run a bakery out of their home. But pastries are not his only passion. He writes poems during his breaks. By night, he takes to the stage under his alter ego, “Ecks.” "You are here. You are here," he says in one of his works. "A construct called consciousness. ... To be human is to be aware that you are human.” Muremi, 24, has been performing his verses around Nairobi for four years. It’s an art...

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