Kenyan-born screenwriter Peres Owino was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for writing the Netflix documentary series African Queens: Njinga, produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. The award ceremony will be held on June 7 in Los Angeles, United States.<\/p>\n
She is the first Kenyan-born woman to be nominated for a Daytime Emmy and was recently nominated for an NAACP Image Award for writing.<\/p>\n
Peres wrote two episodes of African Queens: Njinga, which is streaming on Netflix. The docu-drama was nominated in 12 different categories at the Daytime Emmys, making it the most of any show nominated this year. She shares the nomination under the category of \u2018Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program\u2019 with Writer Nnenne Iwuji.<\/p>\n
African Queens: Njinga\u00a0series explores the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The first season covers the life of Njinga, who became the first female ruler of Ndongo, which is present-day Angola. After a long fierce battle with the Portuguese against the slave trade, she became the only African leader to be recognised by European rulers in power as a \u2018female king\u2019. By the end of her life, Njinga had secured a safe, independent kingdom for her people. The royal succession continued with three other women.<\/p>\n