JERUSALEMA CHALLENGE : KENYA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Описание: Kenya’s National Assembly becomes the first national Parliament in the world to take on the world famous Jerusalema challenge.
n a rare, but precious show of unity, MPs from both sides of the house put their best foot forward, literally, rehearsing and eventually performing the challenge in the precincts of Parliament.

The Jerusalema Challenge has become somewhat of an official covid “recovery anthem” worldwide. The soulful South African hit was originally performed by Master KG and Nomcebo and has since been performed all over the world as the soundtrack of the wildly popular and viral #JerusalemaChallenge.

Members of the Kenya National Assembly say that this was an important effort bringing together Members of Parliament from different political parties, different political persuasions, different ages and gender. MPs who have previously not seen eye to eye on different political matters put all differences aside to rehearse and even setup a mock up Parliament Session to shoot the video.

The idea originally muted on the floor of the house by Hon. Millie Odhiambo (ODM), Hon. John Kiarie (Jubilee) and Hon. Jeniffer Shamalla (Nominated), quickly gained bipartisan support from many MPs. Enjoying overwhelming support from the House Speaker Hon. J. B. Mūturi, Clerk Mr. Sialai, Deputy Speaker Hon. Moses Cheboi, Majority Leader Hon. Dr. Amos Kimunya, Minority Leader Hon. John Mbadi and others in the house leadership, this production was a welcome break from the characteristic high octane, bare knuckle politics that characterise Parliament interactions.

The video was shot in the precincts of Parliament on what MPs called a “zero budget”. This creative effort also incorporate many other non-MP members of staff in Parliament.