Tuko Macho
2016 Kenyan TV series or program
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Tuko Macho is a Kenyan web series, which premiered in 2016.[1] A dramatization of Kenya's issues with crime and vigilante justice,[2] the series centres on a vigilante gang who kidnap criminals in Nairobi, and asks viewers to vote on their execution or release.[1]
Ian Thiong’o
Timothy King’oo
Lowry Odhiambo
Paul Ogola
Millicent Ogutu
Njambi Koikai
Ibrahim Muchemi
Joseph Marwa
Veronica Waceke
| Tuko Macho | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jim Chuchu |
| Starring | Kelly Gichohi Ian Thiong’o Timothy King’oo Lowry Odhiambo Paul Ogola Millicent Ogutu Njambi Koikai Ibrahim Muchemi Joseph Marwa Veronica Waceke |
| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Production | |
| Production location | Nairobi |
| Production company | The Nest Collective |
| Original release | |
| Release | October 2016 |
The series was created by Jim Chuchu in conjunction with The Nest Collective, a Nairobi-based arts collective previously known for the LGBT-related film Stories of Our Lives. The cast includes Kelly Gichohi, Ian Thiong’o, Timothy King’oo, Lowry Odhiambo, Paul Ogola, Millicent Ogutu, Njambi Koikai and Ibrahim Muchemi.[3]
The dialogue is primarily in Sheng, an urban dialect of Swahili.[3]
The first two episodes of the series had an advance screening in the Primetime program at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
