title: Saïkati
text: # Saïkati
  
  Saïkati is a 1992 Kenyan film directed by the filmmaker Anne Mungai. It was the first feature film by a Nairobi-based female filmmaker.
  
  ## Plot
  
  A young Masai women has a future determined for her by relatives to marry the son of the chief. However, she plans to improve herself through education. She runs from the village to seek a better life in the capital, Nairobi, where she faces several challenges.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Esther Muthee
  * Regina Macharia
  * Eric Babu
  * Anthony Njuguna
  